How to Use prophylaxis in a Sentence

prophylaxis

noun
  • Most people who were not in close contact do not need prophylaxis.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This set of lessons will take your thought process to an advanced level with sacrifices, forcing moves, and prophylaxis.
    — Greta Good, Chron, 10 Mar. 2021
  • That's well beyond the cut-off date for when post-exposure prophylaxis can be used to prevent infection.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
  • Intravenous magnesium used as a prophylaxis turned out to be the answer.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Humans can be treated with post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent the onset of symptoms and death.
    — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The doctors gave the man eight doses of snake venom antiserum, tetanus prophylaxis, and antibiotics.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Using the vaccine in this way is known as post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 6 July 2022
  • All employees have been treated with post-exposure prophylaxis and returned to work, the health department said.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 June 2019
  • Post-exposure prophylaxis is the prevention of infection and disease in people known to be exposed to the virus.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Prior to this case, pre-exposure prophylaxis had shown to be tremendously effective.
    — Noah Sather, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2016
  • Fourth, ask about time-sensitive post-exposure prophylaxis.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But there was one important reason why the city council of San Pedro might have been receptive to the idea of a prophylaxis fair.
    — Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Both Xofluza and Tamiflu as prophylaxis can cut the chances of getting sick by upwards of 80 percent.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Pepto-Bismol prophylaxis might be something to consider, or taking it at the first sign of diarrhea.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The government first applied for patents on prophylaxis techniques in 2006.
    — New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
  • While a vaccine hopefully provides long-term protection, a prophylaxis could help in the case of an exposure, or ongoing risk, such as to a health care worker.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 June 2020
  • When the flu hits a nursing home, patients are given prophylactic anti-viral medicine; no such prophylaxis exists for the new coronavirus.
    — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Its benefits, in terms of the relief of mania and the prophylaxis of depression, are incalculable.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017
  • Teeth cleaning, also known as dental cleaning or dental prophylaxis, is when a dentist or dental hygienist thoroughly cleans your teeth, gums, and the inside of your mouth.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The dog owners who trapped the skunk were notified that they may have been exposed to rabies and were recommended to talk to their physicians about receiving post-exposure prophylaxis.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Some antivirals are also approved for post-exposure prophylaxis, meaning that they are given to people who have not yet developed the illness but have had exposure to the virus.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Testing a bat can help determine if a treatment known as post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP, is necessary.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The patient should then be tested, post-exposure prophylaxis should be provided to close contacts and all contacts who are not up to date on their measles vaccinations should be vaccinated.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • If the person were tested and found to have HIV, the responder would need to undergo a course of post-exposure prophylaxis treatment.
    — Eric Teichert, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The studies of prophylaxis with monoclonals were done before the Omicron strain was prevalent, and Omicron is more infectious.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 4 May 2022
  • That regimen, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is credited with helping beat back the disease in young people.
    — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 4 May 2025
  • In clinical trials this summer, Regeneron plans to test the antibody as both a prophylaxis against and a treatment for Covid-19.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The White House staff knew Boulware had been working on post-exposure prophylaxis, and the president's doctor wanted to see the trial results.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020
  • This story originally stated that Xocova, not Xofluza, when given as a prophylaxis for flu, cut the chance of illness by 80 percent.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The drug continues to be tested as possible prophylaxis against Covid-19 in other trials, the company noted.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 15 June 2021

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