Post exposure prophylaxis
Since substantial exposures to others' blood or body fluids in occupational and non-occupational settings can be somewhat an emergency (i.e. some treatments should be started within 4 hours), we recommend that concerned persons in King County call us rather than rely on the web sites below:
- Dr. Matthew Golden, Disease Control Officer, 206-296-4649
- After hours, call 206-726-2619 to be directed to the after hours provider
- Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States: Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
MMWR, Recommendations and Reports, January 21, 2005/vol. 54/ No. RR-2
- The National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline)
Offers physicians and other health care providers up-to-the-minute HIV clinical information, and individualized expert case consultation across the broad range of clinical HIV/AIDS problems. Phone: 1-800-933-3413 Hours: 6am-5pm (PST), M-F
- The National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
Offers treating clinicians up-to-the-minute advice on managing occupational exposures (i. e., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne pathogens. Phone: 1-888-448-4911 Hours: 24 hours / 7 days a week.
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