Rabies in Turkey: Three human cases illustrating the importance of suspecting exposure

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-217

  Buyuk, Yalcin ^a   Uzun, Ibrahim ^a   Aybar, Yesim ^b   Kurnaz, Gulay ^a   Ozaras, Resat ^b  

^a Ministry of Justice ^*  (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Prophylaxis; Rabies

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DIAZEPAM; MANNITOL; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RABIES VACCINE; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COUGHING; DOG BITE; DROWSINESS; DYSPHAGIA; FASCICULATION; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOMNOLENCE; TETANUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIROGENESIS;

EID: 35148814339     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-BR-054R.1     Document Type: Article

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