title: Intradermal use of human diploid cell vaccine for preexposure rabies immunizations.
abstract: In a study involving 240 faculty, students, and staff at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, 0.1 ml of a rabies human diploid cell vaccine administered intradermally on days 0, 7, and 28 induced adequate rabies antibody (greater than or equal to 0.5 IU/ml of serum) in all subjects by day 49. There were no significant differences in mean titers between groups of individuals with different rabies immunization histories by using a newly proposed index system for reporting such titers. It was shown that if there was a titer on the day the initial dose was given, it had no bearing on the titer 49 days later. Less than 1% of all the injections resulted in severe reactions, ie, muscular pain, headache, or pain at the site of injection. It was concluded that intradermal use of a low dose of rabies human diploid cell vaccine will induce adequate antibody titers in persons at risk to rabies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D008875:Middle Aged; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011819:Rabies Vaccines