PEP

Abbreviation Safety and Compliance

Post-exposure prophylaxis: medicine started after an exposure; for possible HIV it should begin as soon as possible, within 72 hours.

Sources

• 2025 US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2025 · Cambridge University Press / PubMed Central

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