Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis in Routine Practice in View of the New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization Recommendations

Abstract

Patients do not always receive optimal rabies PEP under real-life conditions. A significant proportion of patients did not develop adequate antibody levels after 4 doses of vaccine. These data indicate that the measurement of antibody levels on day 21 of the Essen PEP regimen is useful in order to verify an adequate immune response.