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August 15, 2008

PrEP: Preparing For Success?

At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, David Evans talks with Ian McGowan, MD, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, about the promise of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission and how we should prepare for the possibility that current PrEP trials will prove it to be successful.

 

9 3/4 minutes. Click here for the transcript.

Search: Ian McGowan, University of Pittsburgh, pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, Viread, tenofovir, Truvada, emtricitabine, 3TC, epivir, lamivudine


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normalguy, San Jose, Ca, 2008-08-28 19:17:46
Really interesting. Would other populations other than LGBTs' be willing to do this as a prevention tool? Would be interesting to see, especially if it works.

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