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HIV infections acquired while on injectable PrEP may take a very long time to be spotted

Dr Susan Eshleman presenting at CROI 2023.

Two different cases of PrEP failure despite high adherence underline that such events are rare, but should not be ignored

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Diagnostic challenges with PrEP use during early HIV infection

Slide from Michael Peluso's CROI 2020 presentation.

Taking PrEP during acute HIV infection for more than 2-3 weeks is likely to cause resistance, Thai study finds

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Two thirds prefer self-testing over self-sampling

A man pricks his finger so that he can test himself for HIV. In front of him are the instructions for the test. He is concentrating on pricking his finger. The image has a pink and purple filter over it.

Home tests aren’t an accurate way for people on HIV treatment to check they still have HIV

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Giving gay men self-test kits increases testing by 50% – but STI tests decrease

HIV self-testing is greatly preferred to clinic testing by young South African bi/gay men

PrEP may make it hard to tell if someone has an HIV infection

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