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Title:

Concordance of emergency department physicians' decisions on HIV post-exposure prophylaxis with national guidelines: results from a retrospective cohort study.

Document type:
Article; Journal Article
Author(s):
Heck, Johannes; Höner Zu Siederdissen, Christoph; Krause, Olaf; Schröder, Sebastian; Schulze Westhoff, Martin; Strunz, Patrick-Pascal; Schumacher, Carsten; Stichtenoth, Dirk O; Bosch, Jacobus J; Pape, Thorben; Koop, Felix; Krichevsky, Benjamin
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an effective tool to prevent infection with HIV. Patients seeking PEP after potential HIV exposure usually present to the emergency department (ED). Our study sought to determine the concordance of ED physicians' decisions on HIV-PEP with national guidelines (primary objective) and to assess the clinical relevance of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between the HIV-PEP regimen and patients' concomitant medication (secondary objective). METHODS: We cond...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int Health
Year:
2024
Journal volume:
16
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
219-226
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihad076
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37624102
Print-ISSN:
1876-3413
TUM Institution:
Abteilung für Toxikologie (Prof. Eyer)
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