Should Prophylaxis Be Given to Close Contacts of A Child with Meningococcal Bacteria in Throat Culture?
Question: A child in the same school but a different class as a child hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis has tested positive for meningococcus in throat culture.Should prophylaxis be given to the contacts of this child in the other class?Ayenur Demirci, MD.
Authors
- Mustafa Hacımustafaoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-660X)
- Esra Çiftçi
Publication Details
- Journal
- Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5578/ced.20250209
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00