"Tolerance, Compliance and Psychological Consequences of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Workers."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in International Journal of STD & AIDS, "Our objectives were to evaluate tolerance and compliance of post-exposure triple therapy in healthcare workers (HCWs) by retrospective observational study. Structured telephone interview of HCWs identified through data from antiretroviral prescribing centres. Twenty HCWs who received triple prophylaxis were identified over one year. Sixteen agreed to participate in the study. All but one source patient had documented HIV infection. Half of HCWs were not aware of post-exposure therapy. Most HCWs received a zidovudine, lamivudine, and indinavir combination. All completed at least 4...

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