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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...
Autores principales: | Coldiron, Matthew E., Alcoba, Gabriel, Ciglenecki, Iza, Hitchings, Matt, Djibo, Ali, Page, Anne-Laure, Langendorf, Celine, Grais, Rebecca F. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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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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