Short report: Is injecting a finger with rabies immunoglobulin dangerous?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 363-364

  Suwansrinon, Kanitta ^a,b,c   Jaijaroensup, Wipaporn ^a,c   Wilde, Henry ^a,c   Sitprija, Visith ^a,c  

^a WHO Collaborating Center for Research on Rabies Pathogenesis and Prevention   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINGER; INFANT; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; VIROLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

RABIES VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33748757241     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.363     Document Type: Article

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