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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Mar;80(3):591–602. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.045

Table 3.

Recommendations from CDC and other public health agencies for sexual health-related vaccinations and HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men.3, 64

Vaccination Indications Comment
HPV vaccination63 Through age 26, regardless of prior or current HPV infection status 3 doses of 4-valent or 9-valent vaccine; 2 doses if age 11–12
Hepatitis A virus vaccination3 No known prior or current infection, or prior vaccination 2–3 dose series depending on vaccine
Hepatitis B virus vaccination3 No known prior or current infection, or prior vaccination 3-dose series
Meningococcal vaccination33, 64 HIV-positive persons above age 2, including HIV-positive MSM 2-dose series of conjugated vaccine for serotypes A/C/W/Y
HIV Prophylaxis Indications Comment
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis67
  • Adult man with:
    • No HIV infection
    • Any male sex partners in past 6 months
    • Non in a monogamous relationship with a recently tested, HIV-negative man
  • AND at least one of the following:
    • Any anal sex without condoms (receptive or insertive) in past 6 months
    • Any STD diagnosed or reported in past 6 months
    • Is in an ongoing sexual relationship with an HIV-positive partner
Discuss and refer to PrEP providers to consider PrEP initiation, in addition to safer sex counseling to decrease risk of HIV acquisitiona
Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis72 Exposure with substantial risk for HIV acquisition within 72 hours from a source known to be HIV-positive; for other exposures with risk, consider on a case-by-case basis Refer immediately for evaluation and treatment; must initiate nPEP within 72 hours of exposure

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HPV, human papillomavirus; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; nPEP, non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis

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A national directory of PrEP providers is at www.preplocator.org.71