학술논문
Successful Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis after Erroneous Starting Treatment
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Article
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Preventive Medicine; July 1999, Vol. 29 Issue: 1 p28-31, 4p
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00917435; 10960260
Abstract
Background. Postexposure prophylaxis, adequately applied after exposure to a rabid animal, is highly effective in prevention of human disease. Deviations from the recommended vaccination postexposure treatment protocol have been associated with vaccination failure and human mortality. We investigated an incident in which seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were bitten by a rabid fox and initially treated not in accordance with the recommended vaccination protocol.