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Management of Rabies Prophylaxis for Potential Bat Exposures in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2016

Ann L. Bailey ,
Rachel D. Quick ,
Joanne Dixon  and
Sarmistha B. Hauger
Ann L. Bailey
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, Texas
Rachel D. Quick*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, Texas
Joanne Dixon
Affiliation:
Infection Preventionist, Austin, Texas.
Sarmistha B. Hauger
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, Texas
*
Address correspondence to Rachel D. Quick, RN, MSN, CNS, Specially for Children, 1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Suite 200B, Austin, Texas 78723 ([email protected]).
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Abstract

This report describes the unique challenges of managing potential exposure to bats in a neonatal intensive care unit. The outcome demonstrates that rabies post-exposure prophylaxis can be safely administered to preterm infants with evidence that preterm infants are able to develop adequate titers post vaccination.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:483–485

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , April 2017 , pp. 483 - 485
Copyright
© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: These data were presented as an abstract and poster at the annual IDWeek conference, San Francisco, California, on October 2–6, 2013.

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