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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 785-787 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatrics |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- Bites and stings
- Guidelines
- Immunization
- Immunization schedule
- Passive
- Prevention and control
- Rabies
- Vaccines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health