There are no documented cases of HIV infection through contact with a needle or syringe discarded in a public place. There are guidelines on the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following ...

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a research letter published online Oct. 14 ...

Advances in care over the last 30 years have helped transform HIV from a fatal disease into a chronic, manageable condition for many people. 1 Innovations in treatment and access are at the core ...

Doctors will assess your risk of HIV infection before prescribing PEP. PEP is available from sexual health clinics and accident & emergency departments. Post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP, is a way of ...

Objective: To review relevant studies for both primary and secondary antibiotic prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis without gastrointestinal bleeding.

PJP treatment: 15–20mg/kg per day trimethoprim (75–100mg/kg per day sulfamethoxazole) in equally divided doses every 6 hours for 14–21 days; PJP prophylaxis: one DS tab daily. Renal ...

The Biden-Harris administration has a historic opportunity to help end HIV. New, cutting-edge drugs that prevent HIV are ...

Indigenous communities in Latin America say they are being excluded from the global HIV/AIDS response, leaving them without access to life-saving medicines and prevention tools. Sweden has reached ...

which may result in missed HIV diagnoses or a missed opportunity to receive post-exposure prophylaxis, which can reduce the risk of HIV when taken within 72 hours after a possible HIV exposure.

PJP treatment: 15–20mg/kg per day of trimethoprim (75–100mg/kg per day of sulfamethoxazole) in 4 divided doses at 6-hour intervals for 14–21 days; PJP prophylaxis: one DS tab daily.

Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across sexes. HIV symptoms in women may differ after the initial infection and include changes in menstrual ...

(HealthDay News) — Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a research letter published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Laura M. Mann ...