Provider Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Monitoring Guidelines in a Large Primary Care Network.

ABSTRACT: Insufficient pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) laboratory monitoring could increase HIV resistance and sexually transmitted infections. We examined test-ordering in a primary care network. Providers did not order HIV testing before almost one-quarter of PrEP initiations; panel management was associated with higher testing. Effective monitoring is needed to maximize PrEP's preventive impact.

SUBMITTER: Spinelli MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6016415 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature