[Duration of follow-up after contact with HIV: 3 or 6 months].
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.
Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Medische Microbiologie/HP440, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. j.galama@mmb.umcn.nl
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D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D009426:Netherlands; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors
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