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Comparing clinical protocols for the treatment of human rabies: the Milwaukee protocol and the Brazilian protocol (Recife)
Ledesma, Leandro Augusto; Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio; Horta, Marco Aurélio.
  • Ledesma, Leandro Augusto; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Pós-Graduaçao Stricto Sensu em Medicina Tropical. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Horta, Marco Aurélio; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Plataforma NB3. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 53: e20200352, 2020. tab
Article in English | SES-SP, ColecionaSUS, LILACS | ID: biblio-1136906
ABSTRACT
Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Rabies is a major and seriously neglected public health problem worldwide. A treatment consisting of supportive therapy with the use of drugs that show antiviral activity is called the Milwaukee Protocol. In Brazil, this protocol was adapted to the national reality and called the Recife Protocol. In this study, we compared the Milwaukee Protocol with the Recife Protocol, assessing the differences and how these differences may change the course of clinical management. METHODS We searched electronic databases for the use of anti-rabies treatments. A total of 65 articles were published between 2004 and 2019.

RESULTS:

The protocols have similarities in care related to rabies patients and are important for the treatment of patients in intensive care units. Both protocols indicate deep sedation, antiviral use, constant concern with electrolyte balance, and vasoconstriction related to the condition. Many differences were observed in this study. For the Milwaukee Protocol, sedation should be gradually removed after the eighth day, and on the twelfth day, the patient should be without sedation. In the Recife Protocol, in order to avoid immunomodulation, it is recommended to remove sedation according to the titers of neutralizing antibodies to the rabies virus in the cerebral spinal fluid.

CONCLUSIONS:

In addition to the differences and similarities raised, our findings indicate that these protocols require a large center for rabies treatment, but the disease most often occurs in places where resources and hospital infrastructure are scarce.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Rabies / Rabies virus Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Year: 2020 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Rabies / Rabies virus Type of study: Practice guideline Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Year: 2020 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR