What is appropriate post-exposure rabies prophylaxis?

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  • T Jacob John
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INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1060 VOLUME 42__OCTOBER 17, 2005 electrophoresis and G6PD assay was also normal. Methemoglobin assayed by spectroscopic method was 38% (normal <1%.). Erythrocyte NADH-dependent methemoglobin reductase level was low with 30% of normal. HbM could not be estimated due to financial constraint. She was managed with oxygen inhalation, bronchodilator nebulisation, and oral antibiotics. The respiratory distress settled down after three days but cyanotic hue persisted even at discharge. She was put on oral ascorbic acid and discharged.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 42 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005