Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

"Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method of disease prevention (abbreviated PrEP) which involves the administration of drugs to at-risk persons who have not been exposed to the disease-causing agent.

Descriptor ID	D065129
MeSH Number(s)	N02.421.726.758.655 N06.850.780.680.655
Concept/Terms	Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi (PrEP) Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure (PrEP) Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure (PrEP)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Primary Prevention [N02.421.726.758]
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [N02.421.726.758.655]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Primary Prevention [N06.850.780.680]
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [N06.850.780.680.655]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	1	0	1
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	6	2	8
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	0	1
2024	3	0	3

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Humphrey TJL, Qian W, Chen-Xu M, Dowling F, Gatley K, Adhikari R, Hensman T, Stockley L, Bassi A, Bathla N, Dasgupta I, Dosanjh DPS, Jellings? M, S?rensen P, Jensen ML, Callesen AW, Bradley JR, Jha V, Sommer MOA, Hiemstra TF, Smith RM. Prophylaxis for renal patients at risk of COVID-19 infection: results from the intranasal niclosamide randomised, double blinded, placebo controlled arm of the PROTECT-V platform trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 11; 25(1):204.

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Mi Y, Wiginton JM, Murray SM, Lucas I, Valentine-Graves M, Dean LT, Willie TC, Willis K, Sanchez T, Baral S, Rao A. Association between homelessness and PrEP uptake among men who have sex with men: Results from the American Men's Internet Survey, 2017-2021. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb; 366:117674.

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Atuhaire B, Muteebwa L, Nabunya R, Muhindo R, Ngabirano TD, Osingada CP, Muwanguzi PA. Brief Communication:?Factors associated with willingness to use long-acting injectable Cabotegravir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female undergraduate students at a Ugandan university. AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Dec 20; 21(1):95.

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Keddem S, Broderick K, Van Epps P, Roberts CB, Chhatre S, Beste LA. Brief communication: The cohort of women prescribed HIV PrEP at the Veterans Health Administration. AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Nov 01; 21(1):78.

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Dawit R, Predmore Z, Raifman J, Chan PA, Dean LT. Perceived Versus Actual Costs of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 Oct; 38(10):468-476.

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Dean LT, Nunn AS, Chang HY, Bakre S, Goedel WC, Dawit R, Saberi P, Chan PA, Doshi JA. Estimating The Impact Of Out-Of-Pocket Cost Changes On Abandonment Of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Jan; 43(1):36-45.

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Keddem S, Agha A, Morawej S, Buck A, Cronholm P, Sonalkar S, Kearney M. Characterizing Twitter Content About HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Women: Qualitative Content Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2023 May 11; 25:e43596.

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Sosnowy C, Predmore Z, Dean LT, Raifman J, Chu C, Galipeau D, Nocka K, Napoleon S, Chan P. Paying for PrEP: A qualitative study of cost factors that impact pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake in the US. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 12; 33(14):1199-1205.

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Sonalkar S, McAllister A, Kete C, Fishman J, Frarey A, Short WR, Schreiber CA, Teitelman A. Implementation of an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Strategy Into Abortion and Early Pregnancy Loss Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Jul 01; 90(S1):S129-S133.

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Falconi-McCahill A, Lee ASD, Knights JE. Evaluation of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program for HIV prevention in a federally qualified health center (FQHC). Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2022 Jun; 19(3):219-226.

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