Intradermal rabies immunization for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis

Dutta, J.K.; Warrell, M.J.; Dutta, T.K.

National Medical Journal of India 7(3): 119-122

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0970-258X
PMID: 8069202
Document Number: 425550
Human diploid cell rabies vaccine and similar tissue culture-produced vaccines are too expensive for widespread use in India, but alternative regimes can reduce the cost of post-exposure treatment by 60%. Multiple-site intradermal injections of tissue culture vaccine have proved effective, economical and safe. As these vaccines are becoming more freely available, the intradermal method can now be used to accelerate the replacement of nervous tissue vaccines.

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