What are the public health considerations for the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) for the prevention of bacterial STI?
06 October 2026 by Caroline DAAMEN (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC))Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, known as doxy-PEP, emerged as a potential prevention strategy of bacterial sexually transmitted infections. It involves taking a single dose of doxycycline within 24 hours, and no later than 72 hours, after sexual without a condom or other means of...