Hiv Prophylaxis Percentages

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HIV prophylaxis during pregnancy

I am a healthcare worker who was recently had a needlestick from an HIV positive patient. My exposure was a pin prick through a glove with a large bore needle, with very little bleeding when attempted to bleed it. I am also in the early stages of...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, I am very sorry to hear about your recent needlestick.One reassuring point is that I am not aware of reports of pregnant healthcare workers treated post-exposure prophylaxis that have had adverse pregnancy outcomes. Moreover, a higher rate... Read more »

percentage of transmitting HIV infected blood thru a cut on hands

To Doctor Bob.I am a nurse with patient newly diagnosed with HIV. Before he had this diagnosis, i... Read more »

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PCP prophylaxis

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Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Recently Released Studies on Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis, Millennium Development Goals

"Reduction in Preterm Delivery and Neonatal Mortality After the Introduction of Antenatal Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis Among HIV-Infected Women With Low CD4 Cell Counts ," Journal of Infectious Diseases : Jan Walter of Columbia University's Mailman... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Interim Guidance: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Men Who Have Sex With Men

An estimated 56,000 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur each year in the United States. 1 Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for 53% of the estimated incident infections, and surveillance data suggest that the annual number of... Read more »

Preparing for PrEP, Part 1: What Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Could Mean for Black Gay and Bi Men

The first of a two-part series about PrEP's relevance to African American men who have sex with men. In what has been described as a "major breakthrough ," the daily use of an antiretroviral drug by HIV-negative gay and bisexual men has been... Read more »

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

What Will the PrEP Intervention Consist Of? Who Would Receive It? Will PrEP Be a Lifelong Intervention for Individuals? Will People Want to Use PrEP? How Will PrEP Be Delivered? What Will PrEP Cost? Will Current HIV Medications Be... Read more »

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hiv prophylaxis

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My partner is pos.Last week the condom broke so doc gave me kaletra+combivir to take as 'morning after pill' or prophylaxis.ok for 3 days (except terrible shits) then BANG! puking,stomach pains,sweats,fatigue(so bad it brought on an attack of... 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 »

CD4 Percentage

Posted by SimonB, 1 Reply

Hello!

Sorry if this is a bore, but I'm recently diagnosed and although know the basics, my first appointment revealed a low CD4 percentage (13%) which caused my doctor some worry and I have to go for another round of tests in a month. VL was 133'000... Read more »

Percentage at 9 weeks!

Posted by Anonymous

Please Calm down, A test at 4 weeks is about 95% accurate and in sweden and the study done in sweden shows 99.9% accurate at 8 weeks and 99.9 or 99.99% is the best to give. I personally dont understand why it should be a big diffrence in people... Read more »

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