| rabies post-exposure prophylaxis with purified equine rabies immunoglobulin: one-year follow-up of patients with laboratory-confirmed category iii rabies exposure in the philippines. | category iii rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (pep) encompasses wound cleansing, infiltration of rabies immunoglobulins (rig) and rabies vaccination. a manila-based prospective prescription monitoring one-year follow-up study enrolled 193 patients, aged 16 months-79 years. patients received pep, including infiltration of highly purified equine rig (perig, favirab), following exposure to animals confirmed rabid by direct fluorescence antibody test (dfat). no serious adverse events were considered ... | 2009 | 19925947 |
| clinical and epidemiological features of human rabies cases in the philippines: a review from 1987 to 2006. | background: rabies viral infection causes a fatal encephalomyelitis. in humans, classic features include hydrophobia, aerophobia, hypersalivation, agitation, and neurological symptoms. in the philippines, canine rabies contributes to a significant burden of human disease. methods: we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1839 patients admitted to san lazaro hospital, manila, philippines between 1987 and 2006, with a clinical diagnosis of rabies. we used the world health organization ca ... | 2011 | 21600825 |
| leptospirosis among abattoir employees, dog pound workers, and fish inspectors in the city of manila. | | 1972 | 5082849 |