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

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 inappr...

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Autores principales: Steinberg, Hannah D., Bemis, Kelley, Frias, Mabel M., Christiansen, Demian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32946729
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.200232
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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.
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spelling pubmed-75107322020-10-02 Inappropriate Administration of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, Cook County, Illinois, USA Steinberg, Hannah D. Bemis, Kelley Frias, Mabel M. Christiansen, Demian Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7510732/ /pubmed/32946729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.200232 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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