Hiv Exposure Treatment

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Treatment After Exposure to HIV

For serious exposures, the U.S. Public Health Service recommends using a combination of three approved ARVs for four weeks. For less serious exposure, the guidelines recommend four weeks of treatment with two drugs: zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT) and lamivudine (Epivir, 3TC). In January 2001, the Centers for Disease Control warned against using nevirapine (Viramune) for PEP because of the risk of liver damage. See Fact Sheet 431 for more...

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Exposure of HIV and PEP treatment

i need to know the time of exposure of HIV virus that one is need to go to PEP treatment...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

PEP is only effective if started within 72 hours of the HIV exposure.BY... Read more »

Hiv prevention (PEP) (TREATMENT AFTER EXPOSURE)

Dear Rob,I recently had sex with a man i do not know, without my knowledge he removed the condom. I went to the Er and was prescribed Viread and combavir, will this lower my chances of contracting Hiv?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Yes, PEP, if appropriately prescribed and taken, can decrease the chance of infection following an HIV exposure. PEP is most effective when started as soon as possible (and no later than 72 hours) after an exposure. I'll reprint some... Read more »

pep treatment recommended for unprotected oral exposure?

I had an encounter with another male, whose hiv status I am uncertain of, in which I did allow ejaculation into my mouth. I swallowed quickly and afterwards rinsed my mouth out with water just to be sure no semen was sitting around my gums, etc. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,PEP would not be warranted in the scenario you describe. A single HIV-antibody test at the three-month mark would provide a definitive result.Good luck.Dr. Bob... Read more »

PEP Treatment after sharp exposure

First let me just say how wonderful and informative I find your site.Yesterday (I have not hit 24 hours yet) I was removing sutures from an HIV + patients and I stuck myself with the scissors from the suture removal kit.There was no active bleeding...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

This would be considered a very low risk exposure. The decision to initiate PEP after a sharps accident depends on the severity of the exposure, and characteristics of the source patient (high viral load not good, undetectable viral load good).... Read more »

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Unfortunate Sexual exposure/ injection exposure

Posted by joe62, 1 Reply

Hi to the wonderful people of this website. I want to narrate my story for information and advise.
I am an expat, while away to a third world country, i had a contact with a women with unknown status, and she stayed with me for two weeks, I was well... Read more »

exposure

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Last sept (1999), I found out my 2-year boyfriend was HIV +. I checked out OK. Last week, we saw each other and had unprotected sex - sort of rough and I started to bleed. I went to my MD for a test and am getting the results tomorrow. Pray for... Read more »

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - Help

Posted by MF2010

Hi all,

I've been exposed to HIV in the beginning of this month.
My condom completely broke and i had sex for a couple of minutes completely exposed. I suspect my partner was HIV infected.

Went straight to the hospital and started Post-Exposure... Read more »

occupational exposure

Posted by stars, 1 Reply

I have just this week had an occupational exposure. I stuck myself with an instrument from a patient known to be Hep B and HIV positive.
Although academically I understand the low risk factor, emotionally the experience has been hard. I am always... Read more »

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