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Title
Occupational exposure to HIV and the use of post-exposure prophylaxis.
Authors
Elizabeth Hamlyn; Philippa Easterbrook
Abstract
Abstract The use of antiretroviral therapy as post-exposure prophylaxis against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is now routine following high-risk exposure to the HIV virus. This article summarizes the management of health care workers and others exposed to HIV in an occupational setting, and the evidence behind it.