Antibody and cytokine serum levels in patients subjected to anti-rabies prophylaxis with serum-vaccination

Rabies is considered a fatal disease once clinical symptoms have developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological aspects and immune response in patients attacked by domestic and wild animals and subjected to post-exposure rabies treatment with equine serum and associated vaccine. Th...

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Main Authors: J. A. Ayres, B. Barraviera, S. A. Calvi, N. R. Carvalho, M. T. S. Peraçoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000300008