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The art of HIV elimination: past and present science [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Remarkable strides have been made in controlling the HIV epidemic, although not enough to achieve epidemic control. More recently, interest in biomedical HIV control approaches has increased, but substantial challenges with the HIV cascade ...
de Oliveira, T., Fisher, M., Lwuji, C.C., McGrath, N., Newell, M.-L., Newport, M., Pillay, D., Porter, K.   +7 more
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COVID-19: Time for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
From a healthcare perspective, infection due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and the ensuing syndrome called COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) represents the biggest challenge the world has faced in several decades. Particularly worrisome are the high contagiousness of the virus and the saturation
Gentile I., Maraolo A. E., Piscitelli P., Colao A.   +3 more
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Exposure to Biological Fluids in Dental Practice—Narrative Review on Appropriate Risk Assessment to Guide Post-Exposure Management

Pathogens, 2023
Accidental exposure to blood or other biological fluids is a common occurrence in dentistry, and its post-exposure management is a key component of infection prevention and control programs designed to prevent the transmission of blood-borne pathogens ...
Mihai Săndulescu, Mihnea Ioan Nicolescu, Cristian Funieru, Gülşen Özkaya Şahin, Oana Săndulescu   +4 more
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Estimated Risk of HIV Acquisition and Practice for Preventing Occupational Exposure: A Study of Healthcare Workers at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and other infections via exposure to infectious patients' blood and body fluids.
A Kilale, A Pruss-Ustun, AA Reda, B Doebbeling, B Gumodoka, C Denise, CS Kessler, de lTX, DM Cardo, E Mossdorf, Emmanuel Makundi, G Morino, Godfrey M Mubyazi, Hamisi M Malebo, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections. Eye of the needle, Hussein Mohamed, ILO, WHO: Joint Guidelines on Health Services and HIV/AIDS, JA Rabbitts, Kijakazi O Mashoto, M Zhang, MG Worthington, OSHA, S Sohn, S Tuma, WHO: International Council of Nurses (ICN), WHO: Occupational Health   +25 more
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Occupational infection to Brucella abortus B19 vaccine despite antimicrobial prophylaxis

Medicina, 2021
The authors report the case of a veterinarian who acquired brucellosis infection by accidental exposure to Brucella abortus vaccine (BRUCEL-VET B19) while performing animal vaccination.
Alexandre Sampaio Moura, Letícia Mattos Menezes, Marcelle Amaral de Matos, Cynthya Magalhães Costa, Bruna Arantes Borges   +4 more
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Self-Reported Occupational Exposure to HIV and Factors Influencing its Management Practice: A Study of Healthcare Workers in Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Blood borne infectious agents such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) constitute a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs).
A Karstaedt, A Sharma, B Doebbeling, B Gumodoka, B Shariati, C Denise, C Lin, C Sagoe-Moses, CM Mangione, D Strader, F Pont, FM Nsubuga, G Bennet, G Frijstein, Godfrey M Mubyazi, Government of India, Hamisi M Malebo, Hussein Mohamed, JL Gerberding, K Twitchell, Kijakazi O Mashoto, M Zhang, MM Chagani, MMWR, RC Merchant, SK Lwanga, SV Manyele, WHO, Y Hutin   +28 more
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The Democratic Biopolitics of PrEP [PDF]

, 2019
PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a relatively new drug-based HIV prevention technique and an important means to lower the HIV risk of gay men who are especially vulnerable to HIV.
Adam D Galinsky, Alain Giami, Amy L Hequembourg, Andrew D Forsyth, Barry D Adam, Beatriz Preciado, Bettina Schöne-Seifert, Carlos Novas, Catherine Mills, Christoph D Spinner, Christoph Menke, Cindy Patton, Daniel Grace, David M Halperin, David M Halperin, David M Halperin, Dawn K. Smith, Didier Fassin, Elizabeth F Closson, George Ayala, Giorgio Agamben, Giorgio Agamben, Heiner Meulemann, Hyman M Scott, Ingrid Young, Jaakko Ailio, Jaakko Ailio, Jaakko Ailio, Jae M Sevelius, Jared M Baeten, Jean-Michel Molina, Jeffrey Thomas Nealon, Jerome A Singh, Jessica E Haberer, Jessie L Juusola, Judith D Auerbach, Kane Race, Kane Race, Karen Schneider, Karsten Schubert, Kathleen R Page, Kimberly Koester, Latesha Elopre, Lauren V Wood, Mara Tognetti Bordogna, Marianne Pieper, Martin Holt, Martin Saar, Michael Hardt, Michael Hardt, Michel Foucault, Michel Foucault, Michel Foucault, Mingwang Shen, Mitchell Dean, Myron S Cohen, Myron S Cohen, Niels Doorn van, Nikolas Rose, Nikolas Rose, Nikolas Rose, Paul Rabinow, Paul Rabinow, Peter Langford, Robert M Grant, Roberto Esposito, Roberto Esposito, Roberto Esposito, Sarah K Calabrese, Sarit A. Golub, Shane P Collins, Sheena McCormack, Steven Epstein, Steven Epstein, Thea Cacchioni, Thomas Lemke, Thomas Lemke, Tim Dean, Tim Dean, Tim Dean, Tim Dean, Ulrich Bröckling, Ulrich Bröckling, Valentina Cambiano, Vinh-Kim Nguyen   +84 more
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Exposure to hepatitis B virus, post-exposure prophylaxis knowledge, and related factors among healthcare workers in a tertiary care military facility in Ghana: A cross-sectional analytical study

Scientific African
Background: Healthcare workers are at increased risk of exposure to hepatitis B virus due to occupational hazards. Adequate knowledge and adherence to post-exposure prophylaxis protocols are crucial in minimizing HBV transmission.
Berlinda Lasidji Narh, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey, Monica Charlotte Akpagloh   +2 more
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Remediated sexuality: the meanings of postand pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV [PDF]

Saúde e Sociedade
This article discusses the sexual character of HIV preand post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP and PrEP, respectively). It derives from a socio-anthropological study on the biomedicalization of responses to HIV that analyzed the offer of these prophylaxes in ...
Mauro Brigeiro, Simone Monteiro
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Exploring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Knowledge in Incarcerated Men

American Journal of Men's Health, 2022
People who are incarcerated have a disproportionately high risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While there is no known cure for HIV, there are biomedical approaches that can successfully manage the virus and prevent its transmission ...
Pamela Valera, Zaire S. Ali, Diamond Cunningham, Christopher McLaughlin, Sebastian Acevedo   +4 more
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