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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hannah D. Steinberg, Kelley Bemis, Mabel M. Frias, Demian Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rabies
post-exposure prophylaxis
quality improvement
viruses
zoonoses
Illinois
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-0232_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-0232_article

Similar Items