Title
Seroconversion following incomplete human rabies postexposure prophylaxis
Date Issued
01 September 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Robertson K.
Niezgoda M.
Garcia E.
Rupprecht C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
In August 2008, CDC and the Puerto Rico Department of Health conducted a serosurvey of patients who had discontinued rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) prior to completing a schedule of five vaccine doses. The objective was to determine whether further vaccination of these patients was needed based on serum rabies neutralizing antibody levels. Eighteen patients consented to serology using the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test. The World Health Organization's cutoff value of 0.5. IU/mL was used as the basis for recommending PEP continuance, while complete virus neutralization at the 1:5 dilution indicated seroconversion per current Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommendations. Serum samples were collected a median of 147 days (range 24-215) after receipt of the last vaccine dose. Ten patients were recommended for PEP continuance for titers below 0.5. IU/mL; however, of 11 patients, 33% of 2-dose, 100% of 3-dose, and 100% of 4-dose patients exhibited seroconversion. These findings corroborate previous studies that suggest a less than five-dose rabies vaccine regimen elicits adequate immunogenicity against rabies. © 2010.
Start page
6523
End page
6526
Volume
28
Issue
39
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología Inmunología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77956401638
PubMed ID
Source
Vaccine
ISSN of the container
0264410X
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