title: Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009.
abstract: In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation cephalosporins. Consideration of current practices may inform future meningococcal disease management guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Blain
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Henry
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authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: MacNeil
authors.affiliation: Department of International Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Lee H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center , Georgia.
authors.forename: Monica M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
authors.affiliation: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.
authors.forename: Lisa
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authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Department of Health, Sante Fe.
authors.forename: Megin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health , University of California , Berkley.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reingold
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffner
authors.affiliation: Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: New York State Department of Health, Albany.
authors.forename: Shelley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zansky
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Raydel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Harcourt
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Leonard W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Amanda C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cohn
keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; antimicrobial resistance; meningitis; meningococcal disease