Purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC) for rabies vaccination
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Purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC) for rabies vaccination
Purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC) is a vaccine for the prevention of rabies that has been approved for use in the United States. It also is available in some other countries.
- PCEC can be used for pre- and postexposure treatment for rabies and is as effective as the HDCV and RVA rabies vaccines.
- PCEC is prepared in purified chick embryo cell cultures, so people who are allergic to eggs should not use this vaccine.
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| Author | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Last Updated | September 9, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 09, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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