From the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.
Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Aug 1;48(8):e102-e104. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001351.
A pilot program was implemented to assess the feasibility of emergency department (ED) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral. Of 119 eligible patients approached and assessed, 39 (33%) expressed interest and were referred to peer navigators. Of these, 16 (41%) scheduled for appointments; four (10%) initiated PrEP, which demonstrated ED-based PrEP referral was feasible.
实施了一个试点项目,以评估急诊部(ED)暴露前预防(PrEP)转介的可行性。在 119 名符合条件的患者中,有 39 名(33%)表示有兴趣并被转介给同伴导航员。其中,有 16 名(41%)预约;4 名(10%)开始接受 PrEP,这表明 ED 基于 PrEP 的转介是可行的。