Risk of rabies transmission and adverse effects of postexposure prophylaxis in health care workers exposed to a fatal case of human rabies

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-458

  Mahamat, Aba ^a   Meynard, Jean Baptiste ^b   Djossou, Felix ^a   Dussart, Philippe ^b   Demar, Magalie ^a   Fontanella, Jean Michel ^a   Hommel, Didier ^a   Flamand, Claude ^c   Bourhy, Herve ^d   Spiegel, Andre ^b  

^a Andree Rosemon Hospital   (French Guiana)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^c Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (French Guiana)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infection; Isolation precautions; Rabies; Risk management; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID CELL VACCINE;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALAISE; MYALGIA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPERINFECTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84861580413     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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