Attributes of rabies post-exposure vaccination regimens.

We do not include the rarely used 8-site ID regimen [32] as it was recently recommended that this be removed from the list of WHO-approved ID regimens to simplify and facilitate the use of ID PEP [33]. We did not include the Thai Red Cross (TRC) regimen in analyses, because the updated TRC is always preferable requiring 4 rather than 5 clinic visits, thus entailing fewer indirect costs.ID = intradermal, IM = intermuscular.ACIP = Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, USA.*Calculated assuming 0.5 mL vials are used. **For ID regimens that use 0.4 mL or 0.8 mL of vaccine in a single hospital visit, we assume that in many cases a whole vial of vaccine will be divided between injection sites.