Effect of ciprofloxacin on carrier rate of Neisseria meningitidis in army recruits in Finland
Authors:
- O V RenkonenORO V Renkonen
- A SivonenASA Sivonen
- R VisakorpiRVR Visakorpi
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 31 (6) , 962-963
Abstract
The efficacy of ciprofloxacin in eradicating pharyngeal colonization of Neisseria meningitidis was studied among army recruits in Finland. Ciprofloxacin (250 mg) or placebo was given twice a day for 2 days to 118 meningococcal carriers. Meningococcal carriage was eradicated in 96% of subjects given ciprofloxacin and in 13% of those given placebos.Keywords
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