Professional Resources

Continuing Medical Education

The Pink Book Web-on-Demand Series
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Earn free continuing education credits from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) Pink Book Web-on-Demand Series: Rotavirus and Hepatitis A.

 

Tools & Resources

The ABCs of Hepatitis Fact Sheet
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This page summarizes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C with an overview of statistics, transmission, risk factors, clinical features, screening, testing and vaccination recommendations.

The Pink Book -Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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Includes a description of the disease, pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, medical management, epidemiology, risk factors, trends in the United States, vaccine details, vaccination schedule and use, contraindications and precautions to vaccination, adverse reactions following vaccination, vaccine storage and handling, and reference or publications.
Hepatitis A Chapter [PDF – 14 pages] [HTML]

Viral Hepatitis Serology Training
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This training includes an animated video with voiceover that covers the serologic tests for hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, the serological diagnosis of HAV, the meanings of serologic markers, and interpret serologic test results.
Training access

Major Guidelines

Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization:
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR

MMWR 2020;69(5);1–38 [PDF – 724K] [HTML]

Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
MMWR

MMWR 2021;70(No.4) [PDF – 192 pages] [HTML]