Neisseria meningitidis nasopharynx colonization of diseased patients on presentation and on discharge.
Fifty-one meningococcal disease patients were randomly selected and a paired throat swab was taken before and after specific therapy. Neisseria meningitidis nasopharyngeal carriage after intravenous antibiotic therapy were found in only two cases (4%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.5-13). All close contacts of the cases received chemoprophylaxis and throat swabs taken 10 days later were negative.
São Sebastião State Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents