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Article: CDC Issues Updated Guidelines on Use of Antiretroviral Drugs to Prevent HIV Infection After Sexual, Drug Use, and Accidental Exposure

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January 20, 2005
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ATLANTA, Jan. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced new federal guidelines for the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV infection after exposure to HIV through sexual intercourse, sexual assault, injection drug use, or accidents.

"Using antiretroviral drugs after exposure is an important safety net to prevent HIV infection in certain cases," said Ronald O. Valdiserri, M.D., MPH, deputy director of CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. "But the drugs are not a substitute for abstinence, mutual monogamy, or consistent and correct condom use, and should ...

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