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POPULATION KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV, SEROPHOBIA, PREP, AND PEP IN FORTALEZA

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction/Objective: HIV infection remains a major global public health challenge, requiring integrated strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Vinicius Machado Salles, Mariana Jales Moura, Caroline Casemiro Gomes, Nathanael Willian Florencio de Freitas, Júlia Almeida Saraiva, Antonio Riquelme Martins Negreiros, Anna Paula Nogueira Nascimento, Thammy Lys Câmara Balbino, Manuel Eloy Leitão de Castro Junior, Lucas Passos Portácio Bezerra, Wirna Queiroz Belem Moreira, Lara Gurgel Fernandes Távora   +11 more
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Determinants of abandonment of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis at the Bouaké Anti-rabies Center; Ivory Coast

Revue Malienne d’Infectiologie et de Microbiologie, 2017
In Côte d'Ivoire, a high number of exposed people abandoned the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. Our objective was to determine the factors influencing the adherence to the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis  at the anti-rabies Center of Bouaké. Methods: we carried out
M'bégnan Coulibaly, Damus Paquin Kouassi, Henri auguste Yao Gnissan, Arsène Deby Kouame, N'Guessan Konan, Sory Ibrahim Soumahoro, Harvey Attoh-Toure, Issaka Tiembre   +7 more
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Predictors of linkage to prevention services after HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): A single-centre retrospective analysis, years 2019-2024

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) remains underutilised and real-world data on its role within prevention pathways are limited.We aimed to describe PEP use following sexual exposure and to identify predictors of linkage to prevention services ...
Rozenn Esvan, Giulia Micheli, Alessandro Giacinta, Alessandro Caioli, Virginia Barchi, Alessandra Oliva, Riccardo Schiavone, Alice Lener, Elisabetta Gennaro, Sara Passacantilli, Francesco Vairo, Paolo Faccendini, Andrea Antinori, Valentina Mazzotta   +13 more
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How familiar are our doctors towards Rabies prophylaxis- A study from coastal south India.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundRabies, a 100% fatal disease claims more than 59,000 human lives every year globally. One human life is lost every 15 minutes due to this deadly preventable disease.
Ramesh Holla, Bhagawan Darshan, Astha Guliani, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Rekha Thapar, Prasanna Mithra, Nithin Kumar, Vaman Kulkarni, Avinash Kumar, Salman Anwar   +9 more
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Awareness and attitude of nigerian dentists to occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis

Sahel Medical Journal, 2010
Background: The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in Nigeria remains worrisome. Dentists are increasingly becoming at risk of occupational exposure to the virus.
Sunny A Okeigbemen, Alice A Umweni
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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

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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Rabies: An overview

International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research, 2014
Rabies is a fatal disease caused by rabies virus, a neurotropic virus and a prototype of Lyssavirus of Rhabdoviridae family. It is transmitted to human beings through infected saliva of dogs and cats during bite.
Tarun Kumar Dutta
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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis : statewide plan and guidance

, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Statewide Plan and Guidance has been developed by DHEC as an element of the PrEPMeSC initiative.
Department of Health and Environmental Control. Division of STD/HIV and Viral Hepatitis
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Post exposure prophylaxis coverage, vertical transmission and associated factors among hepatitis B exposed newborns delivered at Arsi zone health institutions, 2019.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionOne third of the world population has been exposed to hepatitis B virus and an estimated 257 million people are chronically infected. The main route of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is vertical transmission.
Hinsermu Bayu, Bedasa Elias, Silashi Abdisa, Abdurhaman Tune, Husen Namo   +4 more
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Safety of new indigenous human Rabies Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) for Post Exposure Prophylaxis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: WHO recommended development of Rabies Monoclonal Antibodies (RMAb) to overcome the problems associated with rabies immunoglobulin for post exposure prophylaxis against rabies in all category III exposures.
Shivalingaiah, Anwith Huluvadi, Hanumanthaiah, Ashwath Narayana Doddabele, Shankaraiah, Ravish Haradanhalli   +2 more
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