title: A new Vero cell rabies vaccine: results of a comparative trial with human diploid cell rabies vaccine in children.
abstract: We evaluated the immunogenicity and safety of a chromatographically purified rabies vaccine (CPRV) compared with human diploid cell rabies vaccine (HDCV) after pre-exposure immunizations (both primary and booster). Intramuscular doses of either 0.5 mL of CPRV or 1.0 mL of HDCV were given to 400 schoolchildren on days 0, 7, 28, and 365 (booster). Adequate titers of antibody (> or = 0.15 IU/mL, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) were observed in serum samples from all children 14 days after primary immunization with CPRV and HDCV; the antibodies persisted in all but one child up until 1 year. Fourteen days after the primary immunization series (day 42) and 7 days after booster immunization (day 372), all children had antibody titers of > or = 0.5 IU/mL. Local and systemic reactions after primary and booster immunizations occurred significantly less frequently in the CPRV group. A severe allergic reaction (angioedema) was reported in only one child after booster immunization with HDCV. CPRV has adequate immunogenicity for primary and booster pre-exposure immunizations in children and has a better safety profile than does HDCV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Pediatrics and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tmasc@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabchareon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Attanath
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sirivichayakul
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pengsaa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Mener
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chantavanich
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prarinyanuphab
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pojjaroen-Anant
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nimnual
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riffard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D002845:Chromatography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated