Inappropriate Administration of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Steinberg, Hannah D.; Bemis, Kelley; Frias, Mabel M.; Christiansen, Demian

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Inappropriate Administration of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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Oct 2020
By Steinberg, Hannah D. ; Bemis, Kelley ; Frias, Mabel M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Steinberg, Hannah D. ; Bemis, Kelley ; Frias, Mabel M. ; Christiansen, Demian
Description:

Administration of rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is expensive and time-consuming. In suburban Cook County, Illinois, USA, administration of 55.5% of PEP treatments did not follow Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidelines. Health department consultation lowered the odds of inappropriate PEP administration by 87%. Providers should consult their health department before prescribing PEP.
Subjects:

Humans Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Rabies Rabies Vaccines Vaccination
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(10):2515-2517
Pubmed ID:

32946729
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7510732
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Illinois
Volume:

26
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:12dedc93745048ae7dcb65e9363f6f0b7dc92986441a8ae8fdf56da4068bd92c
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