Abstract

Objective: To determine the seroconversion following rabies vaccination by intradermal route in cases of animal bite attending Anti rabies center, Lahore for post exposure prophylaxis. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration: Antirabies center, Birdwood road Lahore, Microbiology laboratory, office of Bacteriologist, Government of Punjab, Lahore. Patients and Methods: Victims of all ages and both sexes having exposure with suspected rabid animal within 24 – 72 hours were included, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria, over 3 months period from February to April 2011. Patients of Category II and III wounds were included. Purified vero cell vaccine (PVRV) with antigenic content > 2.5 ml was used for

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