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A healthcare assistant sustains a deep needle-stick injury while drawing blood from an HIV-positive patient whose most recent viral load was 45,000 copies/mL. Which statement correctly reflects UK guidelines (BHIVA/BASHH) regarding Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)?

PEP should be initiated as soon as possible, ideally within 2 hours and no later than 72 hours post-exposure, for a duration of 28 days PEP should be delayed until 14 days after exposure to allow antibody seroconversion testing PEP consists of a 7-day course of zidovudine monotherapy PEP is only indicated if the source patient has a viral load greater than 500,000 copies/mL

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PEP should be initiated as soon as possible, ideally within 2 hours and no later than 72 hours post-exposure, for a duration of 28 days

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