Streamlining HIV Testing for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis

Streamlining HIV testing for HIV preexposure prophylaxis.

HIV-testing algorithms for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be optimized to minimize the risk of drug resistance, the time off PrEP required to evaluate false-positive screening results, and costs and to expedite the start of therapy for those confirmed to be infected. HIV rapid tests (RTs) for anti-HIV antibodies provide results in less than 1 h and can be conducted by nonlicensed staff a...

Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention

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Ethical challenges of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV.

Ethical allocation of preexposure HIV prophylaxis.

Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis for heterosexual HIV transmission in Botswana.

BACKGROUND Preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral agents has been shown to reduce the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men; however, the efficacy among heterosexuals is uncertain. METHODS We randomly assigned HIV-seronegative men and women to receive either tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) or matching placebo once dai...