Seroconversion Following Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis against HIV
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HIV RNA testing in the context of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis.
BACKGROUND The specificity and positive predictive value of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA assays have not been evaluated in the setting of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). METHODS Plasma from subjects enrolled in a nonoccupational PEP study was tested with 2 branched-chain DNA (bDNA) assays, 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, and a transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) ass...
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Data supporting the efficacy of HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) come largely from a small number of older studies and case reports in health care workers, studies of transmission from infected mothers to their infants, and animal studies. These data also provide support for the current recommendations regarding duration of PEP and the window of time within which PEP should be started. Althou...
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BACKGROUND Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) is recommended after a sexual or parenteral exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Patients frequently seek care in an emergency department (ED) after an exposure and are usually referred to an HIV clinic for further management. There have been few data on determinants of attrition after presentation to EDs for nPEP. METHODS ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/497268