reports a case of a Brazilian boy who survived rabies. Like all previous survivors except one, he received vaccine as prophylaxis, but prophylaxis was incompletely administered (no immunoglobulin.) Apparently unlike the previous survivors, the virus was isolated from the patient. He was treated with the Milwaukee protocol first tried on the non-vaccinated girl in Wisconsin who survived. To what extent this is a result of the protocol is unclear - rabies after failed prophylaxis appears to have a higher survival rate, especially for bat rabies.
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A few articles referenced in the protocol or the ProMed article or discussing the protocol:
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Journal linkWilloughby RE Jr, Tieves KS, Hoffman GM, et al. Survival after treatment of rabies with induction of coma. N Engl J Med 2005;352:2508-14.
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Journal linkJackson AC. Recovery from rabies. N Engl J Med 2005;352:2549-50.
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Journal linkHu WT, Willoughby RE Jr, Dhonau H, Mack KJ. Long-term follow-up after treatment of rabies by induction of coma. N Engl J Med 2007;357:945-6.
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Journal linkWilde H, Hemachudha T, Jackson AC. Viewpoint: Management of human rabies. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008;102:979-82. Epub 2008 May 16.
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Journal linkHuman rabies--Indiana and California, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2007;56:361-5.
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