Abstract
The use of antiretroviral therapy as post-exposure prophylaxis against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is now routine following high-risk exposure to the HIV virus. This article summarizes the management of health care workers and others exposed to HIV in an occupational setting, and the evidence behind it.
MeSH terms
- Anti-Retroviral Agents / adverse effects
- Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
- HIV Infections / prevention & control*
- HIV Infections / transmission
- Health Personnel*
- Humans
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional*
- Occupational Diseases / prevention & control*
- Occupational Exposure*
- Risk
- United Kingdom