pre-exposure
adjective
pre-ex·po·sure
ˌprē-ik-ˈspō-zhər 
variants
or less commonly preexposure
: occurring, administered, used, or being in the period preceding exposure (as to a stimulus or a pathogen)
pre-exposure rabies vaccination
Canon has also added a red-eye reduction pre-exposure light …—
Herbert Keppler
see also pre-exposure prophylaxis
Herbert Keppler
pre-exposure
noun
Rats differ from monkeys and chicks in that simultaneous pre-exposure to two stimuli does facilitate their subsequent discrimination …
—R. A. Hinde
R. A. Hinde
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The subsequent approval of the HIV-prevention pill — called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP — in 2012 only hastened the decline.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Similar algorithms have been developed in Kenya and Uganda to help determine ideal candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be fair, researchers did conduct a clinical trial of doxy PEP in cisgender women, but its outcomes were affected by the same issue that plagued early clinical trials of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender women.
—Oni Blackstock and Whitney C. Irie, STAT, 22 July 2024
Now, two new studies have helped expand the conversation about doxycycline, to ask whether taking just 100 mg of the antibiotic daily — as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or doxyPrEP — might afford a more optimal balance of risks versus benefits for some people.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 18 July 2024
The development of once-a-day pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), drugs like Truvada and Descovy signified a huge advance in HIV medicine.
—New Atlas, 15 July 2024
Developing long-acting ways of treating HIV has become a major focus in efforts to manage the virus, including to prevent infection, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Post-exposure vaccination should be administered as soon as possible to anyone with a known or likely exposure to rabies, including those who received pre-exposure protection.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
Millions more avoided infecting others or were protected from being infected with HIV thanks to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis).
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2023
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Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Similar algorithms have been developed in Kenya and Uganda to help determine ideal candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be fair, researchers did conduct a clinical trial of doxy PEP in cisgender women, but its outcomes were affected by the same issue that plagued early clinical trials of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender women.
—Oni Blackstock and Whitney C. Irie, STAT, 22 July 2024
Now, two new studies have helped expand the conversation about doxycycline, to ask whether taking just 100 mg of the antibiotic daily — as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or doxyPrEP — might afford a more optimal balance of risks versus benefits for some people.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 18 July 2024
The development of once-a-day pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), drugs like Truvada and Descovy signified a huge advance in HIV medicine.
—New Atlas, 15 July 2024
Developing long-acting ways of treating HIV has become a major focus in efforts to manage the virus, including to prevent infection, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Post-exposure vaccination should be administered as soon as possible to anyone with a known or likely exposure to rabies, including those who received pre-exposure protection.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
Millions more avoided infecting others or were protected from being infected with HIV thanks to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis).
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2023
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pre-exposure
adjective
pre-ex·po·sure
-ik-ˈspō-zhər
variants
preexposure
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period preceding exposure (as to a stimulus or a pathogen)
pre-exposure immunization
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