What is an acceptable delay in rabies immune globulin administration when vaccine alone had been given previously?

Vaccine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 389-391

  Khawplod, Pakamatz ^a   Wilde, Henry ^a   Chomchey, Prance ^a   Benjavongkulchai, Maneerat ^a   Yenmuang, Wilaiwan ^a   Chaiyabutr, Narongsak ^a   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Delay in postexposure treatment; Rabies immune globulin; Rabies neutralizing antibody response; Rabies postexposure treatment

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; RABIES VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029990164     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-410X(95)00213-K     Document Type: Article

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