Viral Hepatitis Updates from CDC

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New Posters Available

CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis has made six new viral hepatitis educational

posters available for order.

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/hepa.aspx#F

Hepatitis B Patient Education Resources

CDC has seven two-page downloadable fact sheets on hepatitis B available. They

are available in color or black and white. Select factsheets are available in

other languages.

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/B/PatientEduB.htm#-

Hepatitis Single Topic Conference - Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Strategies to

Improve Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment

This event is co-sponsored by the CDC and will be held at the Emory Conference

Center, in Atlanta, GA from June 4-5, 2011. This conference will cover the

differences between efficacy and effectiveness of approaches to viral hepatitis

screening, care referral and clinical management of chronic hepatitis B virus

(HBV), and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections.

http://www.aasld.org/conferences/meetings/Pages/HepatitisSingleTopicConference.a\

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CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010

These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for

sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were updated by CDC after consultation with

a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs. The information in

this report updates the 2006 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases (MMWR 2006;55[No. RR--11]). Includes sections on Hepatitis A, Hepatitis

B and Hepatitis C. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5912a1.htm

MMWR - Potential Transmission of Viral Hepatitis Through Use of Stored Blood

Vessels as Conduits in Organ Transplantation

In May 2009, HCV was transmitted when a transplant facility inadvertently used a

blood vessel conduit from an HCV-seropositive donor in a seronegative recipient.

CDC recommends that transplant centers discontinue the practice of storing

vessel from donors with markers for viral hepatitis, including HBV surface

antigen (HBsAg), HCV antibody (anti-HCV), and HBV or HCV detectable by nucleic

acid tests. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6006a3.htm

MMWR - Deaths from Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Associated with Assisted

Blood Glucose Monitoring in an Assisted-Living Facility

The investigation identified unsafe practices, including sharing of reusable

fingerstick lancing devices approved for single patient use only and shared use

of blood glucose meters without cleaning and disinfection between patients. This

outbreak underscores the need for increased efforts to promote compliance with

infection-control guidelines in assisted-living facilities. Sharing of blood

glucose monitoring equipment in assisted-living facilities has resulted in at

least 16 outbreaks of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States

since 2004.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6006a5.htm

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