Using data from medical records, we evaluated the epidemiology and appropriateness of rabies postexposure prophylaxis in Massachusetts. The study sample consisted of 1151 patients seen between 1990 and 1995 in the Boston area with diagnoses or events of rabies preventive treatment, rabies vaccine ...
ContextRabies postexposure prophylaxis (RPEP) treatments and associated costs have increased in the United States. The extent to which RPEP use is
Risk of rabies transmission and adverse effects of postexposure prophylaxis in health care workers exposed to a fatal case of human rabies On May 27, 2008, a patient died from rabies at the Cayenne Hospital in French Guiana. Postexposure prophylaxis vaccination was implemented for all health c....
Conservative estimates indicate that over 7 million patients receive post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) annually in this region of the world [5]. Children are at greatest risk of exposure because they are frequently the victims of animal bites (most often dogs) due to their small size, playful ...
To assess the clinical safety of equine rabies immunoglobulin (ERIG) and purified vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV) administered intradermally in children for post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies, a study was carried out among 1494 children or = 2.5 IU per 0.5 ml vial. ERIG (Equirab) was...
Bats are now the leading source of rabies postexposure prophylaxis. The epidemiology of human rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in 4 upstate New York counties was described from data obtained from 2,216 incidences of PEP recorded by local health departments from 1995 to 2000. Overall annual ...
Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is almost invariably fatal; however, with timely and appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) consisting of wound washing, vaccine, and in some cases rabies immunoglobulin (RIG), the disease is almost entirely preventable. Access to PEP is limited in many ...
A large proportion (>20%) of those bitten by rabid animals are not recorded in official records because they do not seek post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), which is crucial for preventing the onset of rabies. Of those that seek medical attention, a significant proportion do not recei...
Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Philippines: Health Status of Patients Having Received Purified Equine F(ab')2 Fragment Rabies Immunoglobulin (Favirab) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000243 Beatriz P. Quiambao,Hazel Z. DyTioco,Ruby M. Dizon,Marilyn E. Crisostomo,Thelma M. Laot,Dirk E. Te...
Comparison of a novel human rabies monoclonal antibody to human rabies immunoglobulin for post-exposure prophylaxis: A phase 2/3 randomized, single blind, ... Background: Lack of access to rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) contributes to the high rabies mortality. A recombinant human monoclonal antibody ...