Analysis of qualification for post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies in children in Poland

CONCLUSION: Most children who are referred after being bitten by an animal require post-exposure prophylaxis. Children are usually bitten by tame dogs with which they are unfamiliar, mostly on the hand. Surgical wound care is needed more often for urban patients than others.PMID:37482764 | DOI:10.1080/20469047.2023.2236480
Source: Paediatrics and international child health - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research