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post-exposure prophylaxis
UN, AIDS.
profilaxis posexposición
;
profilaxis posterior a la exposición
English thesaurus
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
abbr., post
PEP
(antibiotic treatment after exposure to biohazard)
physiol., abbr.
PEP
post-exposure prophylaxis
PEP
med.
Short-term treatment started as soon as possible after high-risk exposure to an infectious agent, such as HIV, hepatitis B virus
HBV
, or hepatitis C virus
HCV
. The purpose of post-exposure prophylaxis
PEP
is to reduce the risk of infection. An example of a high-risk exposure is exposure to an infectious agent as the result of unprotected sex.
see also
Non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis
,
occupational post-exposure prophylaxis
,
pre-exposure prophylaxis
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