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单词 pre-exposure prophylaxis
释义

pre-exposure prophylaxis

noun

variants or less commonly preexposure prophylaxis
: a preventive treatment for HIV infection in which antiretroviral drugs are taken by an uninfected person who is at a high risk of contracting HIV
In some quarters, the idea that healthy gay men should take a medication to prevent infection—an approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP—has met with hostility or indifference. David Tuller
abbreviation PrEP

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Brooks said the findings could lead to vaccines being recommended for people with recent STD infections, people with HIV, people taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications to prevent HIV infection and, possibly, prostitutes. Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Brooks said the findings could lead to vaccines being recommended for people with recent STD infections, people with HIV, people taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications to prevent HIV infection and, possibly, prostitutes. Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Judge O’Connor said requiring Braidwood to cover an HIV-prevention regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for high-risk individuals was unlawful. Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic also appears to have stalled heady progress in the scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, the daily prescription medication approved for HIV prevention in 2012. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 24 May 2022 Monkeypox vaccination can be used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and outbreak response PEP (PEP++), according to the CDC. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 14 July 2022 The legislation, which passed by voice vote and was sponsored by state Senator Julian Cyr, would allow pharmacies to dispense a 60-day supply of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, without a prescription. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Of the roughly 4,000 patients who are eligible for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within the health system, only 400, or 10%, are getting treatment. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2022 Two had tested positive for HIV and received antiretroviral therapy, and the other two were on antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) while testing negative for HIV. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above

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