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Guideline Infected physicians and invasive procedures: safe practice management. 2005
Reitsma AM, Closen ML, Cunningham M, Lombardo PA, Minich HN, Moreno JD, Nichols RL, Pearson RD, Sawyer RG, Wispelwey B, Tereskerz PM. · The Center for Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0758, USA. · Clin Infect Dis. · Pubmed #15889366 No free full text.
Abstract: There is currently no public policy that provides guidance concerning whether and when physicians infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can safely perform invasive procedures. A committee of experts in the fields of medicine, law, and biomedical ethics and 1 community member, aided by an advisory board, was established to produce recommendations for policy reform. An extensive literature review was conducted for these 3 infectious diseases, medicine, surgery, epidemiology, law, and bioethics to gather all relevant data. Special recommendations are made regarding the management of physicians who are infected with HIV, HBV, and/or HCV. This policy proposal includes a list of exposure-prone procedures and a decision chart that indicates under what conditions infected physicians can practice beyond the need for disclosure of their serological status.
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