Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Risk of rabies transmission and adverse effects of postexposure prophylaxis in health care workers exposed to a fatal case of human rabies
American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 40, No. 5, Year 2012
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
On May 27, 2008, a patient died from rabies at the Cayenne Hospital in French Guiana. Postexposure prophylaxis vaccination was implemented for all health care workers exposed to this patient. Examining the management of such a rare risk reveals important factors in the education of personnel who may have contact with a patient with rabies, to permit appropriate risk assessment and reduce unnecessary postexposure prophylaxis, taking into account the risks and costs of adverse events. Copyright © 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Meynard, Jean Baptiste
French Guiana, Cayenne
Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Djossou, Félix
French Guiana, Cayenne
Andrée Rosemon Hospital
Dussart, Philippe
French Guiana, Cayenne
Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Demar, Magalie Pierre
French Guiana, Cayenne
Andrée Rosemon Hospital
Hommel, Didier
French Guiana, Cayenne
Andrée Rosemon Hospital
Bourhy, Hervé
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Spiegel, André
French Guiana, Cayenne
Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.021
ISSN:
15273296
Research Areas
Health System And Policy