{"title":"PrEPping for a healthier future – a concise update of current pharmacological HIV-prophylaxis practices","authors":"S. Steyn, De Wet Wolmarans, L. Brand","doi":"10.36303/sagp.2020.2.0015","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) refers to the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent one from acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection when engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour. Adequate PrEP initiation is key in the clinical outcome and survival of not only vulnerable and high-risk populations, but also to ensure that a society which is free of HIV, is built.","PeriodicalId":21867,"journal":{"name":"South African General Practitioner","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African General Practitioner","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36303/sagp.2020.2.0015","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) refers to the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent one from acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection when engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour. Adequate PrEP initiation is key in the clinical outcome and survival of not only vulnerable and high-risk populations, but also to ensure that a society which is free of HIV, is built.