Retrospective analysis of post-exposure to human anti-rabies treatment in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
This analysis aimed to identify characteristics of accidents that would, probably, provoke rabies infection. A total of 14,409 survey questionnaires for surveillance of human rabies from the Brazilian Information System for Disease Notification (SINAN), from 2000 to 2005, were analyzed. Regarding de...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d261670b91aa481c9690307ab092fbe5 2023-05-15T15:05:33+02:00 Retrospective analysis of post-exposure to human anti-rabies treatment in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil JA Ayres BSR Paiva B Barraviera 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/d261670b91aa481c9690307ab092fbe5 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000100016 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/d261670b91aa481c9690307ab092fbe5 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 166-169 (2010) rabies post-exposure prophylaxis anti-rabies serotherapy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T12:17:12Z This analysis aimed to identify characteristics of accidents that would, probably, provoke rabies infection. A total of 14,409 survey questionnaires for surveillance of human rabies from the Brazilian Information System for Disease Notification (SINAN), from 2000 to 2005, were analyzed. Regarding demographics, it was observed that 7,377 (51.5%) of the victims were white, 4,458 (30.93%) were children and 8,008 (55.58%) were males. Urban cases were prevalent (88.10%) while dogs were the animals most frequently involved in accidents, in 11,700 cases (81.19%). Bites (84.35%) and scratches (19.15%) were the most prevalent exposure types, and occurred predominantly on victims' extremities (38.79%). The prophylactic measure taken in 6,179 cases comprised anti-rabies vaccine; of these victims, 421 (2.92%) showed systemic reactions while 693 (4.80%) reported no response. The importance of developing awareness in professionals that should correctly report post-exposure immunoprophylaxis cases is emphasized given the high number of individuals who receive this type of treatment annually. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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This analysis aimed to identify characteristics of accidents that would, probably, provoke rabies infection. A total of 14,409 survey questionnaires for surveillance of human rabies from the Brazilian Information System for Disease Notification (SINAN), from 2000 to 2005, were analyzed. Regarding demographics, it was observed that 7,377 (51.5%) of the victims were white, 4,458 (30.93%) were children and 8,008 (55.58%) were males. Urban cases were prevalent (88.10%) while dogs were the animals most frequently involved in accidents, in 11,700 cases (81.19%). Bites (84.35%) and scratches (19.15%) were the most prevalent exposure types, and occurred predominantly on victims' extremities (38.79%). The prophylactic measure taken in 6,179 cases comprised anti-rabies vaccine; of these victims, 421 (2.92%) showed systemic reactions while 693 (4.80%) reported no response. The importance of developing awareness in professionals that should correctly report post-exposure immunoprophylaxis cases is emphasized given the high number of individuals who receive this type of treatment annually. |
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Retrospective analysis of post-exposure to human anti-rabies treatment in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil |
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