Hepatitis C infection: a review on epidemiology and management of occupational exposure in health care workers for general physicians working in Iranian health network setting

Seyed Mohammad Alavi; Eskandar Hajiani

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

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Hepatitis C infection: a review on epidemiology and management of occupational exposure in health care workers for general physicians working in Iranian health network setting

Author(s):

Seyed Mohammad Alavi^1,*,

Eskandar Hajiani²

1Jundishapur Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, alavi.seyedmohammad@yahoo.com, Ahvaz, Iran

2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Emam Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology:Vol. 4, issue 1

Article type:Review Article

How to Cite:Seyed Mohammad AlaviEskandar HajianiHepatitis C infection: a review on epidemiology and management of occupational exposure in health care workers for general physicians working in Iranian health network setting.Jundishapur J Microbiol.4(1):null-null.

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health in Iran as well as throughout the world. Health care workers (HCW) are occupationally at the risk of HCV infection. The aim of this article is to review the information about the epidemiology, nosocomial epidemiology,natural history, immunopathogenesis, and occupational risksassociated with managing HCV in the health care workplace. Information obtained from previous investigation on HCV infection has yielded a better knowledge about HCV. Because data demonstrating the efficacy of any interventionare not yet available, no definitive post exposure anti viral therapy can be recommended for HCWs who are occupationally exposed to HCV. Based on existing data, the preemptivetherapy and watchful waiting strategies outlined in this review articlerepresent reasonable interim approaches to this complex problem.

Keywords

Hepatitis C virus

Occupational exposure

Health care workers

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