One or three intradermal injections within one week for rabies pre-exposure immunization

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 131, Issue , 2008, Pages 393-401

  Khawplod, Pakamatz ^a,d   Wilde, H ^b   Sriaroon, C ^a   Chomchey, P ^a   Kamolthum, T ^c   Sitprija, V ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Provincial Public Health Office   (Thailand)

^d QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anamnestic response; Long lasting immunity; Rabies pre exposure vaccination; Single dose vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 44649106973     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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