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Counseling
Assessment Prescription Follow up
and Support
1. Assessment
• Risk of HIV
• Side effects
3. Prescription
• Drug information
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• Assessment of underlying co-morbidities and possible drug-drug interactions
4. Follow up
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- When the exposed individual is already HIV positive;
- When the source is established to be HIV negative; and
- Exposure to bodily fluids that does not pose a significant risk: tears, non-blood-
stained saliva, urine and sweat.
AZT + 3TC is recommended as the preferred backbone regimen for HIV post-exposure
prophylaxis for children 10 years and younger.
ABC + 3TC or TDF + 3TC (or FTC) can be considered as alternative regimens. (Strong
recommendation, low-quality evidence)
LPV/r is recommended as the preferred third drug for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
post-exposure prophylaxis for children younger than 10 years. (Conditional
recommendation, very-low-quality evidence)
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An age-appropriate alternative regimen can be identified among ATV/r, RAL, DRV, EFV
and NVP
Prescribing frequency
A 28-day prescription of antiretroviral drugs should be provided for HIV post-exposure
prophylaxis following initial risk assessment. (Strong recommendation, low-quality
evidence)
A follow-up
HIV testing
All individuals potentially exposed to HIV should be encouraged to undergo HIV testing
3 months following exposure.
Further testing after this time should be in accordance with WHO retesting and
counseling guidelines and may be warranted for people with an HIV-negative test result
who:
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Linkage to HIV care and treatment
Any source person confirmed to be HIV positive should be linked to HIV treatment
program