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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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Latest clinical recommendations on valproate use for migraine prophylaxis in women of childbearing age. Overview from European Medicines Agency and European Headache Federation [PDF]

, 2018
Migraine is a common and burdensome neurological condition which affects mainly female patients during their childbearing years. Valproate has been widely used for the prophylaxis of migraine attacks and is also included in the main European Guidelines ...
Dogne, Jean-Michel, Garcia Burgos, Juan, Girard, Thomas, Martelletti, Paolo, Straus, Sabine, Vatzaki, Efstratia   +5 more
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PrEP Scale-Up and PEP in Central and Eastern Europe: Changes in Time and the Challenges We Face with No Expected HIV Vaccine in the near Future

Vaccines, 2023
With no expected vaccine for HIV in the near future, we aimed to define the current situation and challenges for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Deniz Gokengin, Dominik Bursa, Agata Skrzat-Klapaczynska, Ivailo Alexiev, Elena Arsikj, Tatevik Balayan, Josip Begovac, Alma Cicic, Gordana Dragovic, Arjan Harxhi, Kerstin Aimla, Botond Lakatos, Raimonda Matulionyte, Velida Mulabdic, Cristiana Oprea, Antonios Papadopoulos, Nino Rukhadze, Dalibor Sedlacek, Lubomir Sojak, Janez Tomazic, Anna Vassilenko, Marta Vasylyev, Antonija Verhaz, Nina Yancheva, Oleg Yurin, Justyna Kowalska   +25 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source