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Selecting an Antiretroviral Regimen for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Postexposure Prophylaxis in the Occupational Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Darrell H. S. Tan*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Blessing Goddey-Erikefe
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Deborah Yoong
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mark Naccarato
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Susan Mclntyre
Affiliation:
Corporate Health and Safety, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roohi Qureshi
Affiliation:
Corporate Health and Safety, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kevin Gough
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
30 Bond Street, 4CC, Room 4-179, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2W9, Canada ([email protected])
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Abstract

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Type
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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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