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POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS

last updated: June 29, 2001


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Background

This section provides the rationale for the postexposure management and prophylaxis recommendations presented in this report. Additional details concerning the risk for occupational bloodborne pathogen transmission to HCP and management of occuptional bloodborne pathogen exposures are available elsewhere (5,12,13,21-24).





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