Post exposureProphylaxisUK guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in adults have recently been updated. Indications for PEP have been modified and there has been a change in the recommended antiretroviral therapy for adults to a combination of raltegravir with tenofovir and emtricitabine (...
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a medicine you take after you’ve come into contact with HIV, the virus that causesAIDS, to lower your chance of infection. You must start PEP within 72 hours (3 days) after you were exposed toHIV. The sooner you start it, the better. If you start...
UK national guidelines have been issued for the use of antiretroviral drugs as HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following occupational exposure in healthcare workers and, in certain circumstances, after sexual exposure. The evidence that PEP is effective is scanty, but prompt antiviral therapy may...
Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended for healthcare personnel who have an occupational exposure to blood, tissue, or other body fluids that may containhuman immunodeficiency virus(HIV).[1,2] Types of exposure that might place healthcare personnel at risk for HIV infection include any of ...
Maria TsikalaVafeaMD,GhadyHaidarMD, inInfectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2023 Post-exposure prophylaxis Post-exposure prophylaxisof COVID-19 was shown to be effective with themonoclonal antibodycasirivimab-imdevimab.65However, this strategy was only briefly implemented in the United States...
JAMA.2000;284(12):1516-1518. doi:10.1001/jama.284.12.1512 FullText To the Editor:Sexual assault nurse examiners working for the San Francisco Department of Public Health at San Francisco General Hospital have offered human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) to survivors of...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a well-established strategy for the prevention of infectious diseases, in which recently exposed people take a short course of medication to prevent infection. The primary objective of the COVID-19 Ring-based Prevention Trial with lopinavir/ritonavir (CORIPREV-LR...
Despite abundant evidence on its safety, tolerability and cost-effectiveness, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) has not been officially approved for non-occupational use in China. This study aims to assess awareness of, willingness to use, and actual experience with PEP in gay, bisexual and other ...
Mathematical modelers have given little attention to the question of how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may impact on a generalized national HIV epidemic ... C Pretorius,J Stover,L Bollinger,... - 《Plos One》 被引量: 388发表: 2010年 Guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and the...