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Although avoiding occupational blood exposures is the primary means of preventing HIV transmission in health care settings, appropriate post exposure management guidelines form an important element of work place safety.Dr Tripti Pensi
Hepatitis C virus post-exposure prophylaxis: A reasonable option in the era of pangenotypic direct-acting antivirals? To the Editor: We read with interest the paper by Ruane et al., reporting 93% sustained virological response (SVR) rates in patients with chronic infection of hepatitis C virus...
Early lipodystrophy occurring during postexposure prophylaxis. Sex Transm Infect 1998; 74(6): 455 PubMed CAS Google Scholar Sha BE, Proia LA, Kessler HA. Adverse effects associated with use of nevirapine in HIV postexposure prophylaxis for 2 health care workers. JAMA 2000 Dec; 284(21): ...
Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended when occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) occur. The HIV status of the exposure source patient should be determined, if possible, to guide the need for HIV PEP.
ContextRabies postexposure prophylaxis (RPEP) treatments and associated costs have increased in the United States. The extent to which RPEP use is
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...
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
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a medicine that helps lower your chances of getting HIV. You take it to stop the virus after you might have been exposed through sex or drug use. It's important to start PEP within 72 hours of possible exposure to HIV for it to work; the sooner you...
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