Summary
This article discusses the infection control and public health measures taken whilst
managing a case of laboratory-confirmed rabies, and the challenges faced in implementing
these measures. Case management requires intensive multi-disciplinary co-ordination.
The Milwaukee protocol, which to date has five reported human rabies survivors associated
with its use, has been suggested as a potential management pathway for human rabies.
Consensus among hospital and public health clinicians would aid future deployment
of this approach in selected cases.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 02, 2017
Accepted:
April 21,
2017
Received:
January 25,
2017
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Crown Copyright © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society. All rights reserved.
