Serologic response to rabies pre-exposure vaccination in persons with potential occupational exposure in Singapore

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lim, Poh Lian ^a   Barkham, Timothy M S ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Occupational exposure; Persistence of immunity; Rabies antibody; Singapore

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RABIES; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; SINGAPORE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 77952243514     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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