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Post-exposure prophylaxis

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2001
No abstract available.
Charlene Smith
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Post-exposure prophylaxis

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2008
No abstract available.
Editorial Office
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Perceived preparedness and educational gaps in post-exposure prophylaxis among dental students in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide survey [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Dental professionals are at increased occupational risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus.
Bassel Tarakji, Anas Alsalhani, Faisal Mehsen Alali, Abdulrahman Farhan Almukhalfi, Mohammad Hamad Alkanhal, Ghadah Saad Alazmi, Afra Hamoud Alshammari, Sultan Abdulaziz Altowairqi, Anwar Abdalrhman Alharbi, Omar Hassan M Alyzid Asiri, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Abdullah Alshehri, Abdullah Bin Nabhan, Faisal S. Alhedyan, Khalid Ayidh Alqahtani, Mohammed A S Abuelqomsan, Mohammed Sadeg A. Al-Awar, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani   +17 more
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Post-exposure prophylaxis during pandemic outbreaks [PDF]

BMC Medicine, 2009
Background With the rise of the second pandemic wave of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in the current season in the Northern Hemisphere, pandemic plans are being carefully re-evaluated, particularly for the strategic use of antiviral drugs.
Fisman David N, Röst Gergely, Bowman Christopher S, Moghadas Seyed M, Wu Jianhong   +4 more
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A Study on Delay in Initiation of Post-exposure Prophylaxis among the Animal Bite Victims from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central India [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Context: Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease associated with various sociocultural practices and myths, leading to ineffective and timely initiation of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for wound management due to animal bite among the victims.
Arindam Maiti, Arvind Sharma, Sunita Patel, Ashish Mishra, Jagmohan Singh Dhakar   +4 more
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Knowledge of PEP and PrEP among people living with HIV/aids in Brazil

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) are key to preventing sexual transmission of HIV, whose sexual partners are at high risk of acquiring HIV.
Laelson Rochelle Milanês Sousa, Henrique Ciabotti Elias, Nilo Martinez Fernandes, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis   +4 more
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Rabies can be a disease of puppyhood

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
This brief report documents an interesting and a rare case of 10 week old male puppy who suddenly showed a change in his behavior (irritable, agitated, anorexic, and refusing feeds), bitten six humans, and was laboratory-confirmed as died due to rabies ...
Monil Singhai, Rekha Jaiswal, Cordelia Siddiqui, Simmi Tiwari, Naveen Gupta, Manju Bala, Sujeet K Singh   +6 more
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HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis: prospects, opportunities and challenges [PDF]

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Julie Fox, Euphemia L. Sibanda, Peter Godfrey‐Faussett   +2 more
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Determinants of delay in initiation of post exposure prophylaxis for rabies prevention among animal bite cases attending a rural tertiary care hospital of Haryana [PDF]

Healthline, 2022
Introduction : Rabies is a fatal but vaccine-preventable viral disease. Animal bite victims who report in primary and secondary level health care lack some measures which can help in protecting and preventing deaths due to rabies.
Babita, Mahavir Singh, S K Jha, Anita Punia, Sanjeet Singh   +4 more
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Occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis among healthcare workers at St. Peter’s specialized hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Scientific Reports, 2023
Healthcare workers are susceptible to blood borne pathogens, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Occupational exposure to HIV infection among healthcare workers is becoming a global public health concern.
Dejen Tsega, Binyam Gintamo, Zelalem Negash Mekuria, Negesu Gizaw Demissie, Zemichael Gizaw   +4 more
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