A 43-year-old female presents to clinic requesting PEP following unprotected receptive vaginal intercourse with a man 48 hours prior. She does not know the HIV status of the man and cannot contact him. When you review the risks and benefits of initiating PEP for this potential exposure you include the following facts:
A) If the man was infected with HIV, her risk of acquiring the virus is 0.1%.
B) PEP should be initiated only if the source patient is known to be infected with HIV.
C) If any side effects to the medications occur, PEP must be stopped for toxicity concerns.
D) It is too far out from the exposure for this patient to initiate PEP.
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