Characteristics and rates of infection by HIV in people receiving non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) against HIV.

Irene CarrilloMarta López de Las HerasSilvia Calpena MartínezLaura Prieto-PérezBeatriz Álvarez ÁlvarezAws Waleed Al-HayaniJosé Izuzquiza Suarez-InclanSara Lumbreras FernandezPatricia Quesada LuengoMaría Elia Asensi DiazMarina Bernal PalaciosPaula Asensio MathewsBarbara Soler BonafontRaquel Bravo RuizMarta Hernández-SeguradoMiguel GórgolasAlfonso Cabello Úbeda

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2024)

nPEP with RAL/TDF/FTC demonstrates high efficacy and safety, contingent on proper adherence. There is an observed increase in STI prevalence in this cohort, with nearly half of the participants not engaging in appropriate follow-up after initiating nPEP.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv testing
men who have sex with men
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
risk factors
south africa
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue