A 42-year-old farmer is bitten by a bat in his barn. He has never been vaccinated for rabies. Appropriate postexposure prophylaxis includes which appr...

Question

A 42-year-old farmer is bitten by a bat in his barn. He has never been vaccinated for rabies. Appropriate postexposure prophylaxis includes which approach?

Accepted Answer

Human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) infiltrated into wound and remaining IM, plus vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, and 14

Answer

Rabies vaccine on days 0 and 3 only

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HRIG alone without vaccine

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Vaccine on days 0, 7, and 28 only

Answer

Delay PEP until PCR confirms rabies in bat

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A 42-year-old farmer is bitten by a bat in his barn. He has never been vaccinated for rabies. Appropriate postexposure prophylaxis includes which approach?