New Guidelines for Corrections?
The CDC and HHS have issued guidelines for the management of HIV and for HCV. 42, 43 These guidelines do not specifically address the management of the two viral infections in correctional settings. Due to the disproportionate prevalence of viral hepatitis among incarcerated populations, the CDC is planning to issue corrections-specific HCV management guidelines. The guidelines have been in progress since last year, and are expected to be released in late summer or early fall 2002. Although these guidelines will not suggest a specific treatment protocol, they may serve as an important reference for developing correctional standards of care and management protocols for the HCV-infected inmate. The NIH will be revising its treatment guidelines in June (see Save the Dates page 9).

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• HCV Epidemiology
• Inmates at Risk
• Targeted Screening
• Who Should Get Treated?
• Shifting Standards for Treatment of HCV
• Expect Delays
• Length of Treatment
• Expected Outcome
• Liver Biopsy
• HIV/HCV Coinfection
• HIV/HCV Response Therapy
• Cost of Treatment
• Management
• New Guidelines for Corrections
• Conclusion
• References
• Figures 1, 2 & 3
• Box 1 & 2
• Tables 1 & 2

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