Canadian guidelines on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP): Discussion beyond the guidelines and commentary on the role of infectious diseases specialists

Abstract

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) are part of combination HIV prevention strategies that include behavioural interventions such as condoms and risk-reduction counselling. A 25-member panel was convened to develop Canadian guidelines for PrEP and nPEP, with the full guidelines recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). This article provides a discussion beyond the guideline, highlighting areas of particular interest to infectious disease (ID) specialists and discusses the possible role of ID specialists as access to both PrEP and nPEP become more widely available across the country.