Failure of postexposure treatment of rabies in children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-232

  Wilde, Henry ^a   Sirikawin, Siriwan ^b   Sabcharoen, Arunee ^b   Kingnate, Darika ^b   Tantawichien, Terapong ^b   Harischandra, Patrikiri A L ^b   Chaiyabutr, Narongsak ^b   De Silva, D G H ^b   Fernando, Lakkumar ^b   Liyanage, J B ^b   Sitprija, Visith ^b  

^a QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BITE; BITE WOUND; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 19144372000     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.2.228     Document Type: Article

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