A 55-year-old British tourist is bitten by a stray dog on the hand while visiting Bali, Indonesia. He has never received rabies vaccination. The wound...

Question

A 55-year-old British tourist is bitten by a stray dog on the hand while visiting Bali, Indonesia. He has never received rabies vaccination. The wound is deep and bleeding. What is the correct post-exposure prophylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Wound washing, rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) infiltrated around the wound, and a course of rabies vaccine

Answer

Wound washing only; observe the dog for 10 days

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Rabies vaccine course only (no RIG needed as he is an adult)

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Oral aciclovir and tetanus booster

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Antibiotics and tetanus booster only

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis

A 55-year-old British tourist is bitten by a stray dog on the hand while visiting Bali, Indonesia. He has never received rabies vaccination. The wound is deep and bleeding. What is the correct post-exposure prophylaxis?