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The prevalence of side-effects: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg single dose prophylaxis against Neisseria Meningitidis outbreak in Potchefstroom during July 2003
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 9, No 3 | a171 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v9i3.171
| © 2004 Michelle Viljoen, Martie S Lubbe, Rina CL Meyer
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 November 2004 | Published: 08 November 2004
Submitted: 08 November 2004 | Published: 08 November 2004
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Michelle Viljoen, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South AfricaMartie S Lubbe, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Rina CL Meyer, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
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Potchefstroom experienced an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) during May-July 2003. An opportunity for obtaining valuable data arose when mass prophylactic treatment to approximately 28% of the Potchefstroom community was provided by the Department of Health, North-West Province.
Opsomming
‘n Uitbraak van Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) gedurende Mei-Julie 2003 en die daaropvolgende verskaffing van massa-profilakse deur die Departement van Gesondheid, Noordwesprovinsie aan ongeveer 28% van die plaaslike gemeenskap het ‘n geleentheid geskep om waardevolle inligting in te win.
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Opsomming
‘n Uitbraak van Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) gedurende Mei-Julie 2003 en die daaropvolgende verskaffing van massa-profilakse deur die Departement van Gesondheid, Noordwesprovinsie aan ongeveer 28% van die plaaslike gemeenskap het ‘n geleentheid geskep om waardevolle inligting in te win.
*Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.
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