Inhibition of HIV infection through chemoprophylaxis

摘要: A process is provided for protecting a primate host from self-replicating infection by an immunodeficiency retrovirus. Protection achieved administering to the combination of pharmaceutically effective amount nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and nucleotide prior exposure The administration if in single dose within 24 hours exposure. regime regular daily doses also providing protection against retrovirus becoming after infecting host. controlling transmission population includes subpopulation at high risk contracting retroviral detailed sexual source so as preclude member subpopulation.