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Summary of guidelines on clinical management of dog bite injuries in Uganda.

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posted on 2021-07-14, 17:26 authored by Stevens Kisaka, Fredrick E. Makumbi, Samuel Majalija, Alexander Kagaha, S. M. Thumbi

The table shows a summary of Uganda Clinical Guidelines on the clinical management of dog bite wounds. The key aspects of the guidelines include first aid, tetanus prophylaxis, prophylactic antibiotics, management of rabies and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. The administration of anti-rabies vaccine and rabies immunoglobulins, together with how they are varied, is also shown in the table.

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