Animal bites: The current management guidelines

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Chhabra, Mala ^a   Ichhpujani, R L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Animal bite management; Anti rabies vaccines; Post exposure treatment

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; PURIFIED DUCK EMBRYO VACCINE; PURIFIED VERO CELL RABIES VACCINE; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; BITE; DRUG CONTROL; EXPOSURE; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INOCULATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TISSUE CULTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037545948     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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