Current perspectives in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
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Current perspectives in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to rise among core groups and efforts to reduce the numbers of new infections are being redoubled. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is the use of short-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) to reduce the risk of acquisition of HIV infection following exposure. Current guidelines recommend a 28-day course of ART within 36-72 hour...
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عنوان ژورنال: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-1373
DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s46585