The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7303 p730
12 June 2004

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Meningococcal prophylaxis

People who live in the same household as a patient with meningococcal disease should be given prophylaxis with antibiotics, say researchers. “The reduction in risk is considerable. We estimate that about 200 household contacts need to be treated to prevent a subsequent case during the first month,” they add (BMJ 2004;328:1339).