At approximately 11:30 p.m., a 32-year-old neurosurgery resident suffered a scalpel cut on the tip of his left fifth finger during an emergency brain surgery involving a patient with HIV. The scalpel had visible blood on it prior to the surgeon suffering the cut. The scalpel injury occurred about 30 minutes into a complex surgery estimated to last 4 to 5 hours total. The source patient is taking rilpivirine-tenofovir alafenamide-emtricitabine, but recent results for an HIV RNA level are not available. The surgeon scrubs out of the case and thoroughly washes the scalpel injury wound with soap and water. The scalpel cut on the finger is shallow but approximately 0.5 cm long; initial bleeding is stopped after pressure is applied to the wound.
What is the best next action regarding HIV occupational postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for this surgeon?
Figure 1 (Image Series). Effectiveness of Tenofovir Postexposure Prophylaxis in Macaques
Source: Tsai CC, Emau P, Follis KE, et al. Effectiveness of postinoculation (R)-9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl) adenine treatment for prevention of persistent simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmne infection depends critically on timing of initiation and duration of treatment. J Virol. 1998;72:4265-73.
Figure 1B. Study Results
Source: Tsai CC, Emau P, Follis KE, et al. Effectiveness of postinoculation (R)-9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl) adenine treatment for prevention of persistent simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmne infection depends critically on timing of initiation and duration of treatment. J Virol. 1998;72:4265-73.
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