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Pattern of animal bites and factors associated with delay in post-exposure prophylaxis in bitten people

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2018
BACKGROUND: Since the epidemiology of animal bites and the relevant factors in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are of great significance for preventing the deaths resulting from rabies and controlling the rabies disease, the main purpose of the current ...
Khaled Samiee-Roudi
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Purified Vero Cell Rabies Vaccine (PVRV, Verorab^®): A Systematic Review of Intradermal Use Between 1985 and 2019

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
The purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV; Verorab®, Sanofi Pasteur) has been used in rabies prevention since 1985. Evolving rabies vaccination trends, including shorter intradermal (ID) regimens with reduced volume, along with WHO recommendation ...
Thomas Moulenat, Céline Petit, Valérie Bosch Castells, Guy Houillon   +3 more
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Fatal rabies despite post-exposure prophylaxis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2011
Only sporadic reports of failure of post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies exist in the published literature. We are reporting such a case in a 3-year-old boy. The child had Category III dog bite on his right thigh. He presented with progressive ascending paralysis, finally developing quadriplegia and respiratory paralysis.
Deshmukh, D. G., Damle, A. S., Bajaj, J. K., Bhakre, J. B., Patil, N. S.   +4 more
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Sexual violence in post-conflict Liberia: survivors and their care. [PDF]

, 2012
Using routine data from three clinics offering care to survivors of sexual violence (SV) in Monrovia, Liberia, we describe the characteristics of SV survivors and the pattern of SV and discuss how the current approach could be better adapted to meet ...
Bawo, L, Davis-Worzi, C, De Plecker, E, Gil, T, Goetghebuer, S, Hinderaker, S G, Manzi, M, Ritter, H, Tayler-Smith, K, Van Wolvelaer, P, Zachariah, R   +10 more
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Use of a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing interferon gamma for post-exposure protection against vaccinia and ectromelia viruses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Post-exposure vaccination with vaccinia virus (VACV) has been suggested to be effective in minimizing death if administered within four days of smallpox exposure.
Susan A Holechek, Karen L Denzler, Michael C Heck, Jill Schriewer, R Mark Buller, Fatema A Legrand, Paulo H Verardi, Leslie A Jones, Tilahun Yilma, Bertram L Jacobs   +9 more
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Determinants of abandonment of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis at the Bouaké Anti-rabies Center; Ivory Coast

Revue Malienne d’Infectiologie et de Microbiologie, 2017
In Côte d'Ivoire, a high number of exposed people abandoned the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. Our objective was to determine the factors influencing the adherence to the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis  at the anti-rabies Center of Bouaké. Methods: we carried out
M'bégnan Coulibaly, Damus Paquin Kouassi, Henri auguste Yao Gnissan, Arsène Deby Kouame, N'Guessan Konan, Sory Ibrahim Soumahoro, Harvey Attoh-Toure, Issaka Tiembre   +7 more
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Preventing human immunodeficiency virus infection among sexual assault survivors in Cape Town, South Africa: an observational study. [PDF]

, 2011
We describe 131 South African sexual assault survivors offered HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). While the median days completed was 27 (IQR 27, 28), 34% stopped PEP or missed doses.
Arend, Elizabeth, Batra, Priya, Coates, Thomas J, Denny, Lynette A, Martin, Lorna J, Maw, Anastasia, Myer, Landon, Roland, Michelle E   +7 more
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POPULATION KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV, SEROPHOBIA, PREP, AND PEP IN FORTALEZA

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction/Objective: HIV infection remains a major global public health challenge, requiring integrated strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Vinicius Machado Salles, Mariana Jales Moura, Caroline Casemiro Gomes, Nathanael Willian Florencio de Freitas, Júlia Almeida Saraiva, Antonio Riquelme Martins Negreiros, Anna Paula Nogueira Nascimento, Thammy Lys Câmara Balbino, Manuel Eloy Leitão de Castro Junior, Lucas Passos Portácio Bezerra, Wirna Queiroz Belem Moreira, Lara Gurgel Fernandes Távora   +11 more
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How familiar are our doctors towards Rabies prophylaxis- A study from coastal south India.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundRabies, a 100% fatal disease claims more than 59,000 human lives every year globally. One human life is lost every 15 minutes due to this deadly preventable disease.
Ramesh Holla, Bhagawan Darshan, Astha Guliani, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Rekha Thapar, Prasanna Mithra, Nithin Kumar, Vaman Kulkarni, Avinash Kumar, Salman Anwar   +9 more
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