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by hodie on 20 March 2010 - 21:03
See this link for the new prophylaxis protocol to prevent human rabies post exposure. Required vaccine dose reduced from 5 to 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure
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Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies - Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices: This report summarizes new
recommendation and updates previous recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for postexposure
prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent human rabies. Previously, ACIP
recommended a 5-dose rabies vaccination regimen with human diploid
cell vaccine (HDCV) or purified chick embryo cell vaccine (PCECV).
These new recommendations reduce the number of vaccine doses to 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure
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Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies - Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices: This report summarizes new
recommendation and updates previous recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for postexposure
prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent human rabies. Previously, ACIP
recommended a 5-dose rabies vaccination regimen with human diploid
cell vaccine (HDCV) or purified chick embryo cell vaccine (PCECV).
These new recommendations reduce the number of vaccine doses to 4.
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