RT Book, Section
A1 Kitt, Eimear
A1 Steenhoff, Andrew P.
A1 Rutstein, Richard M.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157323520
T1 Preventing HIV Infection
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157323520
RD 2024/04/24
AB Until  an  effective  human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV)  vaccine  is  in  widespread  use,  controlling  the  HIV  epidemic  will  require  prevention  of  exposure  to  the  virus.  Universal  access  to  onsite  rapid  HIV  testing  with  early  initiation  of  therapy  for  infected  persons,  universal  precaution  training,  safer  sex  education,  safe  blood  supply  and  needle  exchange  programs,  and  the  consideration  of  pre-exposure  antiviral  prophylaxis  (PrEP)  in  high-risk  situations,  are  all  are  important  aspects  of  effective  and  necessary  preventive  strategies.  However,  in  cases  where  exposure  has  already  occurred,  it  is  possible  to  decrease  the  risk  of  transmission  of  HIV  infection  through  the  use  of  postexposure  prophylaxis  (PEP).