No New HIV Infections With Increasing Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in a Clinical Practice Setting

Jonathan E Volk; Julia L Marcus; Tony Phengrasamy; Derek Blechinger; Dong Phuong Nguyen; Stephen Follansbee; C Bradley Hare

doi:10.1093/cid/civ778

No New HIV Infections With Increasing Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in a Clinical Practice Setting

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 15;61(10):1601-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ778. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Authors

Jonathan E Volk¹, Julia L Marcus², Tony Phengrasamy¹, Derek Blechinger¹, Dong Phuong Nguyen¹, Stephen Follansbee¹, C Bradley Hare¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Adult and Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center.
² Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California.

Abstract

Referrals for and initiation of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increased dramatically in a large clinical practice setting since 2012. Despite high rates of sexually transmitted infections among PrEP users and reported decreases in condom use in a subset, there were no new HIV infections in this population.

Keywords: HIV; behavioral disinhibition; men who have sex with men; preexposure prophylaxis; sexually transmitted infections.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Chemoprevention / methods*
Female
HIV Infections / prevention & control*
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis / methods*
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding