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. 2007 Jan 24;2007(1):CD002835. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002835.pub3

3. MEDLINE search strategy for analytic observational studies.

   
#1 Search HIV Infections[MeSH] OR HIV[MeSH] OR hiv[tw] OR hiv‐1*[tw] OR hiv‐2*[tw] OR hiv1[tw] OR hiv2[tw] OR hiv infect*[tw] OR human immunodeficiency virus[tw] OR human immunedeficiency virus[tw] OR human immuno‐deficiency virus[tw] OR human immune‐deficiency virus[tw] OR ((human immun*) AND (deficiency virus[tw])) OR acquired immunodeficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immunedeficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR ((acquired immun*) AND (deficiency syndrome[tw]))
#2 Search Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active[MeSH] OR Anti‐Retroviral Agents[MeSH] OR Antiviral Agents[MeSH:NoExp] OR ((anti) AND (hiv[tw])) OR antiretroviral*[tw] OR ((anti) AND (retroviral*[tw])) OR HAART[tw] OR ((anti) AND (acquired immunodeficiency[tw])) OR ((anti) AND (acquired immunedeficiency[tw])) OR ((anti) AND (acquired immuno‐deficiency[tw])) OR ((anti) AND (acquired immune‐deficiency[tw])) OR ((anti) AND (acquired immun*) AND (deficiency[tw]))
#3 Search POST‐EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS OR POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS OR POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
#4 Search POST‐EXPOSUREPROPHYLAXIS OR POSTEXPOSUREPROPHYLAXIS OR POST EXPOSUREPROPHYLAXIS
#5 Search #3 OR #4
#6 Search #1 AND #2 AND #5
#7 Search #1 AND #2 AND #5 Field: All Fields, Limits: Publication Date from 1985 to 2005
#8 Search COHORT OR CASE‐CONTROL OR CASE CONTROL OR CROSS‐SECTIONAL OR CROSS SECTIONAL OR CASECONTROL OR CROSSSECTIONAL
#9 Search #7 AND #8
#10 Search ANIMALS [MH] NOT HUMAN [MH]
#11 Search #9 NOT #10
#12 Search #7 NOT #10