![]() ![]() Only 56% (96 of 170) of patients with a wound that could be infiltrated with rabies IG actually received rabies IG via infiltration into and around the wound. Of 223 patients who received rabies IG, 219 (98%) received doses within 10% of 20 IU/kg of body weight, and all 223 (100%) received rabies IG within 7 days of the first rabies vaccine administration. Rabies IG was administered to 91% (223 of 244) of patients with an indication. Two patients had a history of rabies vaccination, did not have an indication for rabies IG, and appropriately did not receive additional rabies IG. This study included 246 patients, and all of them received at least one dose of rabies vaccine. This retrospective, cross-sectional study included patients who received at least one dose of rabies IG or rabies vaccine at a multi-hospital health system from January 2015 through June 2018. ![]() ![]() This study evaluated adherence to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for rabies immune globulin (IG) patient selection, dosing, timing of administration, and anatomical site of administration for rabies postexposure prophylaxis. Rabies is a fatal disease that mandates proper prophylaxis after a rabies virus exposure to prevent death. ![]()
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