A 29-year-old presents 24 hours after a raccoon bite to the hand. She has never been vaccinated for rabies. Appropriate PEP?...

Question

A 29-year-old presents 24 hours after a raccoon bite to the hand. She has never been vaccinated for rabies. Appropriate PEP?

Accepted Answer

Human rabies immune globulin (20 IU/kg) infiltrated around wound + rabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14

Answer

Rabies vaccine on days 0 and 3 only

Answer

Rabies vaccine single dose if wound is clean

Answer

Antibiotics only; no PEP for raccoon bite

Answer

Human rabies immune globulin (10 IU/kg) IM only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Rabies PEP