Rabies Acquired through Mucosal Exposure, China, 2013

In China in 2013, a man acquired rabies after sucking wounds of his son, who had been bitten by a stray dog. The man declined postexposure prophylaxis (hyperimmunoglobulin and vaccine) and died; the son accepted prophylaxis and survived. Physicians should be aware of rabies transmission through muco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhao, Hong, Zhang, Jian, Cheng, Cong, Zhou, Yi-Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002064
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181413
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Sumario:In China in 2013, a man acquired rabies after sucking wounds of his son, who had been bitten by a stray dog. The man declined postexposure prophylaxis (hyperimmunoglobulin and vaccine) and died; the son accepted prophylaxis and survived. Physicians should be aware of rabies transmission through mucosal exposure and encourage postexposure prophylaxis.

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