Prophylaxis against rabies in children exposed to bats

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1109-1110

  Kemp, David M ^a   Willoughby Jr , Rodney E ^b   Hammarin, Anna Lena ^c  

^a City of Dubuque   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bats; Rabies; Transmission

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AUTOPSY; BAT; BITE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 29444446825     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000191442.14502.c0     Document Type: Review

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