A 37-year-old man is bitten by a stray dog 2 hours ago. He has never received rabies vaccine. Which PEP is correct?...

Question

A 37-year-old man is bitten by a stray dog 2 hours ago. He has never received rabies vaccine. Which PEP is correct?

Accepted Answer

Human rabies immune globulin 20 IU/kg infiltrated into and around the wound and remaining IM at a distant site, plus vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, and 14

Answer

Rabies vaccine on days 0 and 3 only; no immunoglobulin

Answer

Rabies vaccine on days 0, 7, and 28 only

Answer

HRIG 10 IU/kg IM only; no vaccine

Answer

Observe the dog only, no PEP

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Rabies exposure