Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (INI-Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul-Aug;24(4):360-364. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 May 31.
COVID-19 public health responses such as social distancing and community containment measures protocols are critical to preventing and containing the spread of coronavirus. Brazil accounts for almost half of Latin American HIV cases and Rio de Janeiro is the city with the second largest number of AIDS. Clinical appointments and pharmacy antiretroviral refills may be impaired due to restricted traffic and possible lockdowns, preventing people living with HIV and those using PrEP from accessing needed antiretrovirals. We hereby describe the telemedicine procedures implemented in a large PrEP delivery service in Rio de janeiro in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the initial teleconsultation, individuals undergoe HIV rapid testing and are assessed by phone for PrEP related procedures. Individuals receive a digital prescription to retrieve a 120-day PrEP supply plus two HIV self-test kits. Subsequent follow-up teleconsultations will be performed remotely by phone call, including instructions for the HIV self-test performance, which results are to be sent using a digital picture. Participants will attend the service only for PrEP refill. The use of telemedicine procedures is being effective to avoid PrEP shortage and reduce the time PrEP users spend at the service during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations.
COVID-19 公共卫生应对措施,如社交距离和社区遏制措施,对于预防和控制冠状病毒的传播至关重要。巴西占拉丁美洲艾滋病毒病例的近一半,里约热内卢是艾滋病病例数第二多的城市。由于交通限制和可能的封锁,临床预约和药房抗逆转录病毒药物的补充可能会受到影响,从而使艾滋病毒感染者和使用 PrEP 的人无法获得所需的抗逆转录病毒药物。在此,我们描述了在里约热内卢的一个大型 PrEP 提供服务中实施的远程医疗程序,以应对 COVID-19 大流行。在初始远程咨询中,个人接受 HIV 快速检测,并通过电话评估 PrEP 相关程序。个人收到数字处方,以获取 120 天的 PrEP 供应以及两个 HIV 自我检测试剂盒。随后的远程随访咨询将通过电话远程进行,包括 HIV 自我检测的操作说明,检测结果将通过数字图片发送。参与者仅在需要 PrEP 补充时才会前往服务点。远程医疗程序的使用正在有效避免 PrEP 短缺,并减少 COVID-19 大流行期间和社会隔离建议期间 PrEP 用户在服务点花费的时间。
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