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. 2002 Mar;76(5):2123–2130. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.5.2123-2130.2002

TABLE 5.

Dosage for prophylactic passive immunization against viral diseasea

Virus Immunoglobulin Route Dose (mg/kg)
Poliovirus Human pooled IG i.m. 51b
Hepatitis A virus IG i.m. 3.3c
Measles virus IG i.m. 40c
Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B IG i.m. 10c
Rabies virus Rabies IG i.m. 22c
Varicella-zoster virus Varicella-zoster IG i.m. 30c
CMV CMV IG i.v. 150c
RSV RSV IG i.v. 750c
SHIVDH12 Chimpanzee purified IgG i.v. 19d
a

Abbreviations: CMV, cytomegalovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; i.m., intramuscular; i.v., intravenous.

b

Data from reference 14.

c

Data from reference 1.

d

The value was determined from protected macaques in this study.