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Prophylaxis against rabies in children exposed to bats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16371876     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rabies has become a disease of increasing concern. One reason is that bat variant rabies is a more common cause of human disease, with 1-2 deaths per year in the United States. Bat bites are much more difficult to document than bites from larger animals. Deaths from rabies encephalitis have remained undiagnosed until postmortem examination. Prophylaxis includes a series of 5 vaccinations during 28 days. Vaccine efficacy has been documented, even in young children.
Authors:
Rodney E Willoughby; Anna-Lena Hammarin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Pediatric infectious disease journal     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0891-3668     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.     Publication Date:  2005 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-22     Completed Date:  2006-01-26     Revised Date:  2006-07-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8701858     Medline TA:  Pediatr Infect Dis J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1109-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Bites and Stings
Child
Child, Preschool
Chiroptera / virology*
Humans
Infant
Male
Rabies / immunology,  prevention & control*,  virology
Rabies Vaccines / administration & dosage*,  immunology
Rabies virus / immunology*
Vaccination
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Viral; 0/Rabies Vaccines
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jun;25(6):570   [PMID:  16732165 ]

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