Ciprofloxacin for contacts of cases of meningococcal meningitis as an epidemic response: study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Epidemics of meningococcal meningitis are common in the “African meningitis belt.” Current response strategies include reactive vaccination campaigns, which are often organized too late to have maximal impact. A novel strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C has been circulating in r...

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Autores principales: Coldiron, Matthew E., Alcoba, Gabriel, Ciglenecki, Iza, Hitchings, Matt, Djibo, Ali, Page, Anne-Laure, Langendorf, Celine, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28646924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2028-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28646924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2028-y

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