Post-exposure HIV prophylaxis

Clinical and laboratory monitoring is necessary up to 6 months following exposure. Follow-up includes testing for: HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C; renal function and liver function (if baseline results were abnormal); and STIs and pregnancy (for sexual exposures and if appropriate). The recommended schedule for these tests differs between guidelines.[3]British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. UK guideline for the use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. 2021 [internet publication]. https://www.bashhguidelines.org/media/1308/pep-2021.pdf [4]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; US Department of Health and Human Services. Updated guidelines for antiretroviral postexposure prophylaxis after sexual, injection drug use, or other nonoccupational exposure to HIV - United States, 2016. May 2018 [internet publication]. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38856