Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Potential Clinical and Economic Value of Long-Acting Preexposure Prophylaxis for South African Women at High-Risk for HIV Infection

Date: 
5/15/16
Citation: 

Walensky RP, Jacobsen MM, Bekker LG, et al. Potential Clinical and Economic Value of Long-Acting Preexposure Prophylaxis for South African Women at High-Risk for HIV Infection. J Infect Dis. 2016;213(10):1523-1531. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv523. PMID: 26681778; PMCID: PMC4837902.

For young South African women at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is one of the few effective prevention options available. Long-acting injectable PrEP, which is in development, may be associated with greater adherence, compared with that for existing standard oral PrEP formulations, but its likely clinical benefits and additional costs are unknown.

Health Topics: 
HIV
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

    Long-Acting Injectable Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in South Africa: Is There a Will and a Way?

    Date: 
    5/15/16
    Citation: 

    Landovitz RJ, Grinsztejn B. Long-Acting Injectable Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in South Africa: Is There a Will and a Way?. J Infect Dis. 2016;213(10):1519-1520. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv524. PMID: 26681779.

    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretroviral therapy (ART) use results in substantial improvements in HIV-related morbidity and mortality [1, 2] and leads to dramatic reductions in sexual transmission of HIV among heterosexual serodiscordant couples when ART suppresses HIV viremia in the infected partner [3]. 

    Health Topics: 
    HIV
    Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

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