• Matthew R Beymer, Ryan M Kofron, Chi-Hong Tseng, Robert K Bolan, Risa P Flynn, Jennifer M Sayles, Mario J Perez, Wilbert C Jordan, and Raphael J Landovitz.
• 1 Los Angeles LGBT Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
• Int J STD AIDS. 2018 May 1; 29 (6): 557-562.

AbstractPost-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a promising but under-utilized strategy for HIV prevention in high-risk populations. Between March 2010 and June 2011, two community-based clinics in Los Angeles County provided PEP in a pilot program to 267 unique individuals. Courses were primarily dispensed to men who have sex with men (84%) and consisted overwhelmingly of a three-drug antiretroviral therapy regimen containing two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and either an integrase inhibitor (raltegravir) or a boosted protease inhibitor (lopinavir/ritonavir). Approximately 64% of all PEP courses were followed for at least 12 weeks, and seven individuals seroconverted. Of the seven seroconversions, six had subsequent re-exposure. The low rate of PEP failure calls for expanded funding for PEP in other jurisdictions.

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