Journal article
Policy Statement-Rabies-Prevention Policy Update: New Reduced-Dose Schedule
Pediatrics (Evanston), v 127(4), pp 785-787
01 Apr 2011
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Abstract
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends reducing the number of doses from 5 to 4 of human diploid cell vaccine or purified chick embryo cell vaccine required for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent rabies in humans. The vaccine doses should be given on day 0 (first day of prophylaxis) and days 3, 7, and 14 after the first dose. For persons with immune suppression, the 5-dose regimen should continue to be used. Recommendations for the use of human rabies immunoglobulin remain unchanged. The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses these recommendations. Pediatrics 2011;127:785-787
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- Title
- Policy Statement-Rabies-Prevention Policy Update: New Reduced-Dose Schedule
- Creators
- Michael T. BradyHenry H. BernsteinCarrie L. ByingtonKathryn M. EdwardsMargaret C. FisherMary P. GlodeMary Anne JacksonHarry L. KeyserlingDavid W. KimberlinYvonne A. MaldonadoWalter A. OrensteinGordon E. SchutzeRodney E. WilloughbyComm Infect Dis
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), v 127(4), pp 785-787
- Publisher
- Amer Acad Pediatrics
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000289074800062
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79953305464
- Other Identifier
- 991021930902204721
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