HIV PEP

Question 1

Check BHIVA HIV table for PEP

Question 2

Patient given PEP

Baseline bloods taken

When are follow up bloods taken?

Answer 2

HIV testing can be done a minimum 45 days after completion of the PEP course

If the 28-day PEP course is completed this is 73 days (~10.5 weeks) post-exposure.

For sexual exposure, to align with syphilis follow-up testing at week 12, the HIV test can be done at the same visit.

Baseline
6 weeks - do not test
12 weeks - HIV Ag/Ab, HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Syphilis screen
24 weeks - HBsAg/ Anti-HCV. Do not do HIV if negative at week 12