Antibiotic prophylaxis-Preventing severe infections and saving lives in poor countries with very high mortality risk.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29944649.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002594 and PMC identifier 6019101.
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Abstract
In a Perspective, Keith P. Klugman and Rasa Izadnegahdar from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discuss the potentials and risks of antibiotic prophylaxis interventions for infectious disease outbreaks in rural regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa with very high mortality rates, when primary prophylactic vaccination programs are not yet available.
Medical subject headings
- Ciprofloxacin
- Meningitis, Meningococcal