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.
| Author: | Amy Fackler, MA Debby Golonka, MPH | Last Updated: September 19, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology | |
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