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Ex Vivo Infection of Human Lymphoid Tissue and Female Genital Mucosa with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and Histoculture
Published on: October 12, 2018
[Duration of follow-up after contact with HIV: 3 or 6 months]
1Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Medische Microbiologie/HP440, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. j.galama@mmb.umcn.nl
Abstract:
The revised Netherlands guideline 'Sexually transmitted diseases and neonatal herpes' recommends shortening of the follow-up period from 6 to 3 months for HIV-testing after a risky contact and a period of 6 months in case of post-exposure prophylaxis. The newly adopted follow-up period has a precedent in Sweden, where, based on the same scientific arguments, the follow-up period has been reduced to 3 months. There is little scientific information on which to base the optimal duration of the follow-up period. Therefore, two different periods are used in the Netherlands: 3 months for medical practice in the field of sexually transmitted diseases and 6 months for occupational exposure of health care workers and for blood products.
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