title: Rabies vaccinations: are abbreviated intradermal schedules the future?
abstract: Rabies is a deadly disease, and current preexposure vaccination schedules are lengthy and expensive. We identified nine studies investigating abbreviated schedules. Although initial responses were lower, accelerated adequate immune responses were elicited after booster vaccinations. Lower-dose (and therefore cheaper) vaccination schedules may constitute a valid alternative to current vaccination schedules.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tropical and Travel Medicine,  Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wieten
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leenstra
authors.forename: P P A M
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: van Thiel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Vugt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stijnis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goorhuis
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines