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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Following Possible Sexual Transmission: An Ethical Evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2000

MICHAEL A. GISONDI
MICHAEL A. GISONDI
Affiliation:
Stanford University–Kaiser Permanente Residency Program in Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
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Abstract

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the form of combination drug therapy is now recommended for healthcare workers following occupational HIV exposure. The expansion of this form of preventive medicine to include other types of HIV transmission, notably through sexual activity, raises a number of ethical concerns.

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PERSPECTIVES
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 411 - 417
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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