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healthcare worker Jun 30, 2002 what is the "latest" BASIC regimen recommendation for postexposure of healthcare workers with a hiv+ patient. Is it better to be on the 600mg azt + 3tc 150bid combination or would the azt solo 600mg a day do just as well. ......thank you. |
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 There is no basic recommendation since it depends on the type of exposure and likelihood for transmission. In general moderate level risk exposures might be handeld with AZT + 3TC while high risk exposures generally recommend use of three drugs. The status of the source patient (known HIV+, known to harbor drug resistant virus,etc.) weighs heavily on the decision. It is generally recommended that an expert in HIV (or use of a call line such as the one San Francisco General Hospital offers)be used to guide the decision in many instances. KH | ||||||||
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