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.
