Assertion: postexposure prophylaxis | /r/HasProperty | pep
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text: Meanwhile, a trial of a related approach called postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) started in Barcelona, Spain, in mid-March.
text: Updates and expands the 2005 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendations for clinical care providers regarding nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outside the health care setting for persons in the United States.
text: Should patrons of an establishment implicated in an outbreak of hepatitis A receive postexposure prophylaxis (PEP)?
text: The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) has published previous guidelines for the management of HIV exposures that included considerations for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) (3--5).
text: The CDC’s recommendations for antiretroviral postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) after sexual, injection-drug use, or other nonoccupational HIV exposure in the United States are summarized below.
text: Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) consists of a dose of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and rabies vaccine given on the day of the rabies exposure, and then a dose of vaccine given again on days 3, 7, and 14.
text: For people who have never been vaccinated against rabies previously, postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) should always include administration of both HRIG and rabies vaccine.
text: Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is not routinely indicated when a single case occurs in an elementary or secondary school or an office or other work setting and the source of infection is outside of the setting.
text: FOR HIV POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP)
text: After any wounds have been addressed, your doctor – possibly in consultation with your state or local health department – will help you decide if you need treatment known as rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).
text: For people who have never been vaccinated against rabies previously, postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) should always include administration of both human rabies immune globulin and rabies vaccine.
text: Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and/or hepatitis B vaccine series should be considered for occupational exposures after evaluation of the hepatitis B surface antigen status of the source and the vaccination and vaccine-response status of the exposed person.
text: This update includes three new sections that provide an HIV risk index for assessing persons who inject drugs for PrEP indications, clinical guidance for transitioning people to PrEP after a course of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), and clinical guidance for transitioning people to treatment regimens if they acquire HIV infection while being prescribed PrEP.
text: Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended for health-care personnel who have occupational exposure to blood or other body fluids that may contain human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  
text: The purpose of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) is to reduce the risk of infection.
text: Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) is recommended only for HIV-negative persons who present within 72 hours after an exposure that has a substantial risk for HIV transmission.
text: Factors for the clinician to consider when deciding whether to initiate nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) include the HIV status of the potentially exposed person, the HIV status of the source person (if available), the amount of time since the exposure, the characteristics of the exposure, and the frequency of possible HIV exposures.1 nPEP is recommended only for HIV-negative individuals who are seeking care within 72 hours after exposure.