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Selecting an Antiretroviral Regimen for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Postexposure Prophylaxis in the Occupational Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Darrell H. S. Tan ,
Blessing Goddey-Erikefe ,
Deborah Yoong ,
Mark Naccarato ,
Susan Mclntyre ,
Roohi Qureshi  and
Kevin Gough
Darrell H. S. Tan*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Blessing Goddey-Erikefe
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Deborah Yoong
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mark Naccarato
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Susan Mclntyre
Affiliation:
Corporate Health and Safety, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roohi Qureshi
Affiliation:
Corporate Health and Safety, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kevin Gough
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
30 Bond Street, 4CC, Room 4-179, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2W9, Canada (darrell.tan@gmail.com)
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Letters to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , March 2014 , pp. 326 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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