Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Prophylaxis

Prophylaxis refers to preventive measures taken to protect against disease or other unwanted health outcomes before exposure or onset occurs. Research published in International Journal of Antibiotic Research on this topic spans multiple domains of preventive medicine. A significant focus addresses pre-exposure prop…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 34× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed August 2026

Overview

Prophylaxis refers to preventive measures taken to protect against disease or other unwanted health outcomes before exposure or onset occurs. Research published in International Journal of Antibiotic Research on this topic spans multiple domains of preventive medicine. A significant focus addresses pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, examining awareness, acceptance, and adherence among populations including men who have sex with men in Switzerland, female sex workers in Nigeria, and cisgender Black women in Texas, as well as healthcare worker knowledge and implementation barriers in primary care settings. Additional studies investigate antifungal prophylaxis using itraconazole to prevent invasive aspergillosis during hospital construction, prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Rwanda, and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following orthopedic surgery. The journal has also published work on post-sexual assault medical management and nutritional prophylaxis for vitamin A deficiency in pediatric populations. This body of research underscores the importance of prophylactic interventions across infectious disease prevention, surgical complications, and nutritional deficiencies, while highlighting practical challenges in implementation, adherence, and equitable access to preventive therapies in diverse clinical and geographic contexts.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 34 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Prophylaxis, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Antibiotic Research.

Journal editorial board
Asim Ahmed Elnour · United Arab Emirates ELISABETH ZEUKO'O MENKEM · Cameroon Fatma mohammed Mady · Egypt

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