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Assessment of 200 pediatric patients exposed to rabies risk.
Koksal, Ali Osman; Yilmaz, Aslihan Arasli; Ozdemir, Osman; Cicek, Seyma; Yilmaz, Serife.
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  • Koksal AO; Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de Formación e Investigación de Keçiören, Keçiören, Angora, Turquía.
  • Yilmaz AA; Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de Formación e Investigación de Keçiören, Keçiören, Angora, Turquía.
  • Ozdemir O; Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de Formación e Investigación de Keçiören, Keçiören, Angora, Turquía.
  • Cicek S; Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de Formación e Investigación de Keçiören, Keçiören, Angora, Turquía.
  • Yilmaz S; Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital de Formación e Investigación de Keçiören, Keçiören, Angora, Turquía.
Arch Argent Pediatr ; 113(5): 419-24, 2015 10.
Article em En, Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26294146
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Rabies is still an important health problem particularly in underdeveloped or developing countries. In this study, the aim was to investigate demographic characteristics and vaccination schedules of cases suspected of having rabies and admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Clinic of our hospital, which serves as one of the Rabies Vaccination Centers in our province. METHODS: In our study, medical records of 200 patients admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Clinic with suspicion of risk of contact with the rabies virus were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Of those 200 cases, rabies risk was found to be greater in the 5-9 year old group. There was a history of having been bitten by dogs in 68.5% of cases, cat scratch in 29.5%, and contact with other animals in 2%. While 76% of animals were stray animals, only 11% of them had an owner and had been vaccinated, and were under supervision. Rabies vaccination only had been administered to 42.5% of admitted patients, tetanus and rabies vaccination to 51.5%, tetanus; rabies vaccination and human rabies immune globulin were administered to 6%. Post-exposure prophylaxis was found to have been given as recommended to 83.5% of cases. CONCLUSION: Rabies remains an important public health problem in developing countries Like ours. We consider that public awareness should be raised; local authorities should devote efforts to control stray animals and supervise such services, and updated guidance and training should be provided to the concerned health staff to reduce the risk of rabies.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Raiva Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Idioma: En / Es Revista: Arch Argent Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Argentina
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Raiva Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Idioma: En / Es Revista: Arch Argent Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Argentina