Factors influencing the immune response after a single-dose 3-visit pre-exposure rabies intradermal vaccination schedule: A retrospective multivariate analysis

• Published in: Travel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 37; p. 101867
• Main Authors: Damanet, Benjamin, Costescu Strachinaru, Diana Isabela, Van Nieuwenhove, Mathias, Soentjens, Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age; Antibodies; Antiretroviral drugs; Armed forces; Defence mechanisms; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease prophylaxis; Gender; Immune response; Immunity; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Military personnel; Multivariate analysis; Neglected preventable disease; Prophylaxis; Rabies; Schedules; Serology; Tetanus; Travel medicine; Tropical diseases; Vaccination; Vaccination schedule; Vaccines; Whooping cough; Belgium; Neglected preventable disease; Vaccines; Rabies; Vaccination schedule

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends intradermal (ID) rabies vaccination as a safe and immunogenic alternative to intramuscular administration. The aim of this study is to determine which factors influence the levels of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (RVNA) after a 3-visit ID rabies...