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Post‐exposure prophylaxis in the era of pre‐exposure prophylaxis
HIV Medicine, 2020Objectives56 Dean Street (56DS), a sexual health clinic in London, provides a quarter of England's HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE). Since the limited introduction of pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2015, PEPSE demand has fallen.MethodsWe performed a case‐note review of individuals who received PEPSE at 56DS in August ...
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2019
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a treatment administered to an individual to prevent the development of infection or reduce the severity of illness after a potential or documented exposure to a microorganism. This may primarily be for the protection of the exposed individual concern, or in the case of a pregnant woman, for protecting the foetus in ...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a treatment administered to an individual to prevent the development of infection or reduce the severity of illness after a potential or documented exposure to a microorganism. This may primarily be for the protection of the exposed individual concern, or in the case of a pregnant woman, for protecting the foetus in ...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2007Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a medical response given to prevent the transmission of pathogens after potential exposure. The PEP for HIV refers to a set of comprehensive services to prevent HIV infection in exposed individuals where the exposure can be occupational or non-occupational (nPEP) and the provision of short-term (28 days ...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2011Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with antiretrovirals is now widely used worldwide after either occupational contact (with blood or another blood-containing fluid), or nonoccupational contact (mainly sexual or injection-drug use). It is assumed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by at least 80%, although its efficacy has not been completely proven ...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis after accidental prion inoculation
The Lancet, 1997Although human prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), are undoubtedly infectious, human-to-human transmission has been observed only under exceptional circumstances. However, the recognition of new variant CJD, raises the possibility that these diseases may become more prevalent, and lead to an increased risk of iatrogenic ...
Aguzzi, A, Collinge, J
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Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and, subsequently, acquired immune deficiency syndrome emphasize the significance of prevention and treatment, especially among vulnerable populations. Some subgroups of the LGBTQIA+ community, namely men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals, can be disproportionately affected by this disease.
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Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and, subsequently, acquired immune deficiency syndrome emphasize the significance of prevention and treatment, especially among vulnerable populations. Some subgroups of the LGBTQIA+ community, namely men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals, can be disproportionately affected by this disease.
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Failures of post-exposure rabies prophylaxis
Vaccine, 2007Rabies remains a public health problem in many emerging countries. Virtually all is known that should enable us to eliminate this scourge by controlling the disease in canine populations and by diligent provision of WHO recommended post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Nevertheless, post-exposure prophylaxis failures do occur.
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Rabies: Post-exposure prophylaxis in man
Annales de l'Institut Pasteur / Virologie, 1985Summary Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure treatment, is the combination of suitable methods to inactivate rabies virus locally by physical and chemical methods and by specific immunoglobulin, and to prevent spreading of the virus by passively applied immunoglobulin and active antibody formation through vaccination. In addition to
E. Kuwert, N. Scheiermann
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Rabies post exposure prophylaxis
Animals are the source of 60% of known infectious diseases in humans and more than 75% of newly emerging infectious diseases. Among these zoonoses, rabies is of paramount public health concern because to its lethality. More than 99% of rabies-related deaths in India are caused by dog bites, making the disease a major cause of death in the nation, whichopenaire +1 more source
[Post-exposure prophylaxis against measles].
Ugeskrift for laeger, 2017This review article deals with the newest guidelines in post-exposure prophylaxis against measles and puts forward recommendations on how this prophylaxis should be handled with regards to children in all ages, both immunosuppressed and competent.
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