the us centers for disease control and prevention's advisory committee on immunization practices (acip) is recommending reducing the vaccine schedule for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent human rabies in individuals who have not previously received rabies vaccine. the proposed schedule reduces the ...
It states that a panel of rabies experts found that four doses of vaccine elicit an immunological response similar to five doses. It also says that the postexposure vaccine should be given on the day of exposure, with following doses three, seven, and 14 days later....
post-exposure prophylaxisIncorrect Information: In the Medical News & Perspectives article entitled "CDC Advisors Suggest Streamlining Postexposure Prophylaxis for Rabies" published in the April 28, 2010, issue of JAMA (2010;303[16]:1586), a wording error occurred in the sidebar on page 1586. ...
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