Rabies postexposure prophylaxis in returned injured travelers from France, Australia, and New Zealand: A retrospective study

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Gautret, Philippe ^a   Shaw, Marc ^b   Gazin, Pierre ^c   Soula, Georges ^a   Delmont, Jean ^a   Parola, Philippe ^a   Soavi, Marie José ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Matchett, D Elizabeth ^d,e   Torresi, Joseph ^d,e  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Centre   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BITE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AFRICA; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; NEW ZEALAND; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 38649090717     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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