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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
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in transgender women: a secondary analysis of the HPTN 083 trial [PDF]

, 2023
Mark A. Marzinke, Brett Hanscom, Zhe Wang, Steven A. Safren, Christina Psaros, Deborah Donnell, Paul A. Richardson, Philip A. Sullivan, Susan H. Eshleman, Andrea Jennings, Kailazarid Gomez Feliciano, Emília M. Jalil, Carolina Coutinho, Nadir Cardozo, Bernardo Maia, Taimur Khan, Yashna Singh, Keren Middelkoop, Julie Franks, Javier Valencia, Naiymah Sanchez, Jonathan Lucas, James F. Rooney, Alex R. Rinehart, Susan L. Ford, Adeola Adeyeye, Myron S. Cohen, Marybeth McCauley, Raphael J. Landovitz, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Chaiwat Ungsedhapand, Nittaya Phanuphak, Trần Việt Hà, María Inés Figueroa, Marcelo Losso, Esper G. Kallás, José Valdez Madruga, Breno Santos, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Juan Carlos Hinojosa Boyer, Milagros Erika Matta Aguirre, Jorge A. Gallardo-Cartagena, Javier Valencia, Y.P. Ramirez, Keren Middelkoop, Paul A. Goepfert, Sybil Hosek, Albert Liu, Jessica Justman, Christopher B. Hurt, Daniel Reirden, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Christopher Hall, Kenneth H. Mayer, Manya Magnus, Cornelius van Dam, Julie Franks, Colleen F. Kelley, Roberto C. Arduino, Anne Rompalo, Shobha Swaminathan, Sue Ellen Abdalian, Hong‐Van Tieu, José A. Bazan, Ian Frank, Carlos del Rı́o, Aditya H. Gaur, Raphael J. Landovitz, Jesse L. Clark, Richard Novák, Rachel M. Presti, Roy M. Gulick   +72 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
core   +1 more source

Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras, Imelda Raczkiewicz, Peggy Bouquet, Jean‐Philippe Dacquin, Jeremy Dhainaut, Anne Goffard, Christophe Volkringer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing Self-Report Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Questions to Pharmacologic Measures of Recent and Cumulative Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Exposure

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
As pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectiveness is strongly linked to adherence, we sought to determine if certain self-report measures could be used to inform objective PrEP adherence.
Jill Blumenthal, Elizabeth C. Pasipanodya, Sonia Jain, Shelly Sun, Eric Ellorin, Sheldon Morris, David J. Moore   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

High-risk Sexual Behavior is Associated with Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Non-adherence among Men who have Sex with Men Enrolled in a Combination Prevention Intervention. [PDF]

, 2013
Methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men (MSM) is associated with increased HIV prevalence, due to increased engagement in high-risk sexual behavior.
Fletcher, Jesse B, Landovitz, Raphael J, Le, Hung, Reback, Cathy J, Rusow, Joshua A   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Membrane Vesicles from Lacticaseibacillus Casei BL23 Exhibit Antimicrobial Activity Against Escherichia coli and Immunostimulatory Effects on Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane vesicles derived from the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei BL23 demonstrate antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and a potential biological effect in improving the overall survival of C. elegans infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These vesicles stimulated immune responses in primary cells without causing toxicity. Our results
Cecilia L. D'Antoni, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Lorenzo Sana, Ana Paula Domínguez Rubio, Maja Dorfner, Jennifer Munkert, Heike Danzer, Philipp Arnold, Mikhail Lebedev, Esther Zanin, Oscar E. Pérez, Gregor Fuhrmann   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectiveMen who have sex with men in China meet the definition of the population at “substantial risk” of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) according to the World Health Organization; therefore, initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is
Yuanqi Mi, Yuhong Zeng, Peicheng Wang, Peicheng Wang, Mengge Zhou, Mengge Zhou, Feng Cheng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Taurolidine‐Based Antimicrobial Compound on Contaminated Surfaces Simulated in a Standardized 4‐Field Test

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Ernest W. Lau, Jana Hummel, Reinhard Vonthein, Ojan Assadian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transgender Person and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: A Renal Dilemma

Infectious Disease Reports, 2021
Sexual health care for transgender people is often inadequate and not addressed. Targeted prevention approaches that respond to the specific needs of transgender individuals are essential to reducing HIV infections.
Abu Baker Sheikh, Nismat Javed, Angela Dunn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source