Meningitis secondary prevention

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Meningitis Main Page

Patient Information

Overview

Causes

Classification

Viral Meningitis
Bacterial Meningitis
Fungal Meningitis

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Treatment

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Prophylaxis

In cases of meningococcal meningitis, prophylactic treatment of close relatives with antibiotics (e.g. rifampicin, ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone) may reduce the risk of further cases.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Fraser A, Gafter-Gvili A, Paul M, Leibovici L (2006). "Antibiotics for preventing meningococcal infections". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) (4): CD004785. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004785.pub3. PMID 17054214.


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