HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in the Emergency Department: a perspective from Singapore

Background: Exposures to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) commonly arrive at the Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation of transmission risk and the necessity for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). PEP aims to prevent HIV after exposure. International recommendations exist to guide eligibility ass...

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Main Authors: Gloria Ngoi Lei Wong, Tzay-Ping Fua, Jen Heng Pek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105819841391