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Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in healthy adults and children [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Neuraminidase inhibitors (NIs) are stockpiled and recommended by public health agencies for treating and preventing seasonal and pandemic influenza. They are used clinically worldwide.
Del Mar, Chris B., Doshi, Peter, Hama, Rokuro, Heneghan, Carl J., Howick, Jeremy, Jefferson, Tom, Jones, Mark A., Mahtani, Kamal R., Nunan, David, Onakpoya, Igho, Spencer, Elizabeth A., Thompson, Matthew J.   +11 more
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Implementation and impact of a post-exposure prophylaxis helpline [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2015
Despite a 2007 national and regional training programme, there was poor implementation of a post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programme to prevent occupational transmission of HIV in health care workers (HCWs) in Delhi. A new initiative was therefore launched by the Delhi State AIDS Control Society in 2010 to improve uptake of PEP in HCWs.To assess the ...
A K, Gupta, A C, Gupta, A, Gupta, S S, Ranga, B B, Rewari, A P, Bansal   +5 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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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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Production, characterization, and antigen specificity of recombinant 62-71-3, a candidate monoclonal antibody for rabies prophylaxis in humans [PDF]

, 2013
Rabies kills many people throughout the developing world every year. The murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) 62-71-3 was recently identified for its potential application in rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).
Anthony R. Fooks, Ashley C. Banyard, Bardor M., Benmansour A., Bianca Bulmer‐Thomas, Constantine D. G., Craig Dolleweerd, David Selden, Dietzschold B., Dietzschold B., Dietzschold B., Edward Wright, Fooks A. R., Friedrich Altmann, Gomord V., Hampson K., Hultberg A., Julian K.‐C. Ma, Knobel D. L., Lafay F., Lafon M., Leonard Both, Luo T. R., Ma J. K., Manning S. E., Mansfield K. L., McCormick A. A., Muhamuda K., Müller T., Prehaud C., Satpathy D. M., Seif I., Shantavasinkul P., Sudarshan M. K., Tacket C. O., Tekoah Y., Van Ree R., Warrell M., Wertheim H. F. L., World Health Organization, World Health Organization, Wright E., Zeitlin L.   +42 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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The effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on chromosomal radiosensitivity [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) has led to an improvement in survival of HIV infected individuals. Some of them will develop cancer during the course of their infection and will require radiation therapy.
Baeyens, Ans, Francis, Flavia, Herd, Olivia, Slabbert, Jacobus   +3 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
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Post-exposure prophylaxis for rape survivors [PDF]

, 2007
CITATION: Pluddemann, A., Reuter, H. & Johnson, C. 2007. Post-exposure prophylaxis for rape survivors. South African Medical Journal, 97(1):12-13The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za[No abstract available]Publisher’s ...
Johnson, Carol, Pluddemann, Andreas, Reuter, Helmuth   +2 more
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