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Hepatitis A - Management
Which scenario?
- Scenario: Prevention: covers who should be offered pre-exposure vaccination, who should be offered pre-vaccination testing, and hygiene advice for travellers (so that they can avoid infection).
- Scenario: Diagnosis: covers when to suspect hepatitis A, the differential diagnosis, and what tests to do to confirm the diagnosis.
- Scenario: Confirmed or probable infection: covers the management of confirmed or probable hepatitis A infection; including when to admit, how to follow up, and the prevention of further transmission.
- Scenario: Contact with hepatitis A: covers the management of people who have been in contact with someone with hepatitis A.
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