Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

"Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method of disease prevention (abbreviated PrEP) which involves the administration of drugs to at-risk persons who have not been exposed to the disease-causing agent.

Descriptor ID	D065129
MeSH Number(s)	N02.421.726.758.655 N06.850.780.680.655
Concept/Terms	Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi (PrEP) Prophylaxi, Pre-Exposure (PrEP) Prophylaxis, Pre-Exposure (PrEP)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Primary Prevention [N02.421.726.758]
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [N02.421.726.758.655]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Primary Prevention [N06.850.780.680]
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [N06.850.780.680.655]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis".

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