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Recent advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV [PDF]

, 2017
Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-the use of antiretroviral drugs by non-infected people to prevent the acquisition of HIV-is a promising preventive option, important public health questions remain.
Desai, M, Field, N, Grant, R, McCormack, S   +3 more
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Longitudinal cohort of HIV-negative transgender women of colour in New York City: protocol for the TURNNT ('Trying to Understand Relationships, Networks and Neighbourhoods among Transgender women of colour') study. [PDF]

, 2020
IntroductionIn the USA, transgender women are among the most vulnerable to HIV. In particular, transgender women of colour face high rates of infection and low uptake of important HIV prevention tools, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Bluebond-Langner, Rachel, Callander, Denton, Chaix, Basile, Doroshow, Ceyenne, Duncan, Dustin T, Garofalo, Robert, Herrera, Cristina, Kawachi, Ichiro, Love, Gia, Poteat, Tonia, Radix, Asa, Ransome, Yusuf, Regan, Seann D, Reisner, Sari L, Scheinmann, Roberta, Schneider, John A, Sevelius, Jae, Smith, Jordyn, St James, Kiara, Toussaint, Nala, Watson, Kim   +20 more
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Initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis

The Nurse Practitioner, 2021
Abstract: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV preventive service and treatment that is continuing to evolve. With the availability of in-house lab screenings and simplified testing protocols, primary care providers are in a unique position to initiate and provide the added layer of HIV protection for their patients.
Yeow Chye, Ng, Jack J, Mayeux
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Supporting Access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Shifting Financial and Insurance Landscape

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Implementing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in the U.S. is critical to decreasing HIV transmission. However, regional disparities in pre-exposure prophylaxis use exist, with the southern U.S.
Connor Eichenwald, MD, MPH, Robin T. Higashi, PhD, Timothy P. Hogan, PhD, Jacqueline Naeem, MD, Julia L. Marcus, PhD, MPH, Douglas Krakower, MD, Ank E. Nijhawan, MD, MPH, MSCS   +6 more
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How much do needlestick injuries cost? a systematic review of the economic evaluations of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare personnel [PDF]

, 2016
objective. To provide an overview of the economic aspects of needlestick and sharps injury (NSI) management among healthcare personnel (HCP) within a Health Technology Assessment project to evaluate the impact of safety-engineered devices on health ...
Carbonari, Lorenzo, De Carli, Gabriella, DI BARI, Virginia, LA TORRE, Giuseppe, Mannocci, Alice, Nicolotti, Nicola, Puro, Vincenzo, Saulle, Rosella, Unim, BRIGID ANDOUNIMYE   +8 more
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection: a new prevention paradigm? [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2016
Pre-exposure prophylaxis” (PrEP) has been recently developed as a prevention strategy which involves the administration of drugs to non-infected individuals who present high exposure or susceptibility to HIV.
Javier Sánchez-Rubio Ferrández, José Manuel Martínez Sesmero   +1 more
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Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis in general practice

Australian Journal of General Practice, 2021
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective method of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention available to prescribe on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme general schedule.The aim of this article is to provide information and guidance to general practitioners (GPs) and other healthcare providers on providing PrEP, and to discuss ...
Osama, Bhatti, Darren, So, Muhammad Abdullah, Zahid, Vincent J, Cornelisse   +3 more
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Factors associated with university students’ knowledge about HIV and preand post-exposure prophylaxis [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to analyze the factors associated with university students’ knowledge about HIV and preand post-exposure prophylaxis. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 503 university students from a southern state in Brazil; data were ...
Ana Luísa Serrano Lima, Heitor Hortensi Sesnik, Lucas Vinícius de Lima, Gabriel Pavinati, Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes Merino, Marcelle Paiano, Nelly Lopes de Moraes Gil, Gabriela Tavares Magnabosco   +7 more
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The history and evolution of the clinical effectiveness of haemophilia type a treatment: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2012
First evidence of cases of haemophilia dates from ancient Egypt, but it was when Queen Victoria from England in the 19th century transmitted this illness to her descendants, when it became known as the "royal disease".
A Aleem, A Farrugia, A Miners, A Mocroft, AL Dunn, BA Konkle, BL Evatt, BM Feldman, CA Lee, CL Poel Van der, Claudia P. Casas, D Dimichele, D Dimichele, E Berntorp, E Berntorp, E Santagostino, Hector E. Castro, J Astermark, J Goudemand, J Oldenburg, J Stachnik, J Tusell, J Wight, Juan David Rueda, K Porter, L Valentino, L Valentino, LM Aledort, M Carcao, M Carcao, M Depka Von, M Franchini, M Lloyd, M Makris, María Fernanda Briceño, MD Carcao, MV Ragni, P Petrini, PM Mannucci, PM Mannucci, R Prabhu, S Royal, SA Larsson, SC Darby, SC Gouw, T Wong, TL Chorba, VS Blanchette, WK Hoots   +48 more
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Patients' request for and emergency physicians' prescription of antimicrobial prophylaxis for anthrax during the 2001 bioterrorism-related outbreak [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate use of antibiotics by individuals worried about biological agent exposures during bioterrorism events is an important public health concern.
Aber, Robert C, Julian, Kathleen G, Kunselman, Allen R, Lautenbach, Ebbing, M'ikanatha, Nkuchia M, Rankin, James T   +5 more
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