POSTEXPOSURE RABIES VACCINATION DURING PREGNANCY - EFFECT ON 202 WOMEN AND THEIR INFANTS

Authors
CHUTIVONGSE S WILDE H BENJAVONGKULCHAI M CHOMCHEY P PUNTHAWONG S
Citation
S. Chutivongse et al., POSTEXPOSURE RABIES VACCINATION DURING PREGNANCY - EFFECT ON 202 WOMEN AND THEIR INFANTS, Clinical infectious diseases, 20(4), 1995, pp. 818-820
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
818 - 820
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1995)20:4<818:PRVDP->2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This prospective study of 202 pregnant Thai women who received postexp osure treatment for rabies with a tissue culture-derived rabies vaccin e and human or equine rabies immune globulin revealed an adverse react ion rate similar to that seen among nonpregnant Thai patients who rece ived the same treatment. Tissue culture-derived rabies vaccines as wel l as immune globulins are safe to use for postexposure prophylaxis dur ing pregnancy. Such treatment should never be withheld or delayed if t he patient possibly was exposed to rabies.