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- Title
Inappropriate Administration of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- Authors
Steinberg, Hannah D.; Bemis, Kelley; Frias, Mabel M.; Christiansen, Demian
- Abstract
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 inappropriate PEP administration by 87%. Providers should consult their health department before prescribing PEP.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; RABIES prevention; RESEARCH; IMMUNIZATION; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; RABIES vaccines; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 10, p2515
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2610.200232