Nosocomial rabies: investigation of contacts of human rabies cases associated with a corneal transplant
| Autor: | W G Winkler, L P Williams, Joseph B. Layde, L J Anderson, F R Dixon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Male Risk medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Time Factors Adolescent Rabies Idaho Corneal Transplantation Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Rabies transmission Aged Cross Infection business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Corneal Transplant Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Rabies Vaccines Child Preschool Female Viral disease business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 74:370-372 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.74.4.370 |
| Popis: | In October 1978 in Boise, Idaho, a woman died of rabies after receiving a corneal transplant from a man, who in retrospect was also found to have died of rabies. Investigation of 203 contacts of these two patients identified 94 who were felt to have had sufficient risk of exposure to justify being given rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. Nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and family members were at greatest risk. We discuss the problems encountered in determining risk of exposure for contacts of humans with rabies. |
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