Five-Year German PrEP cohort reveals high HIV protection and persistent STI burden: implications for individualized and flexible prevention strategies
PrEP demonstrated high effectiveness despite heterogeneous risk burden and generally stable renal function. This supports flexible, person-centered models with simplified, risk-stratified monitoring and long-acting options. To extend impact beyond MSM, services should add multilingual access and women- and migrant-inclusive outreach.
Authors
- Friederike Hunstig
- Till Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0140-2808)
- Julian Schulze zur Wiesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-1938)
- Lukas Weimann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-5199)
- Robin Scheiter
- Marylyn M. Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-9224)
- Hanna-Marie Weichel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8732-7085)
- Marc Grenz
- Olaf Degen
- Guido Schäfer
- Hanna Matthews
- Maher Almahfoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9912-7833)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Klinikum Itzehoe (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Infektionsmedizinisches Centrum Hamburg (DE)
- Albertinen Diakoniewerk (DE)
- Supply Chain Competence Center (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02667-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40