J Med Microbiol Track the topics, authors and articles important to you
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Weis, N.
Right arrow Articles by Lind, I.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Weis, N.
Right arrow Articles by Lind, I.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Weis, N.
Right arrow Articles by Lind, I.

The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 41, Issue 5 339-342, Copyright © 1994 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis before and after treatment of meningococcal disease

N. Weis and I. Lind
Statens Seruminstitut, Neisseria Department, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The aim of the study was to determine whether patients with meningococcal disease carry meningococci in the throat both before and after treatment for the disease. During the 7 months of the study 106 patients with confirmed meningococcal disease were admitted to Danish hospitals, of whom 77 (73%) had a throat swab examined at least once and were included in the study. Sixty-two patients were examined on admission and 52 were examined on discharge; 37 were examined on both occasions. On admission, meningococci were isolated from 18 (49%) of 37 throat specimens examined selectively for pathogenic Neisseria spp. Meningococci were not isolated from any throat specimen taken on discharge from hospital; 47 (90%) of 52 of these specimens had been examined adequately. From an observed carriage rate of 0 out of 47 it can be judged that the carrier rate does not exceed 6.4% (95% confidence limit). From these results we conclude that it is unlikely that patients who have been treated for meningococcal disease according to the regimens used in Denmark can be the source of infection for secondary cases.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 BMJHome page
B. Purcell, S. Samuelsson, S. J M Hahne, I. Ehrhard, S. Heuberger, I. Camaroni, A. Charlett, and J. M Stuart
Effectiveness of antibiotics in preventing meningococcal disease after a case: systematic review
BMJ, June 5, 2004; 328(7452): 1339.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child.Home page
H E Nielsen, E A Andersen, J Andersen, B Bottiger, K M Christiansen, P Daugbjerg, S O Larsen, I Lind, M Nir, and K Olofsson
Diagnostic assessment of haemorrhagic rash and fever
Arch. Dis. Child., August 1, 2001; 85(2): 160 - 165.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Clin. Microbiol. Rev.Home page
M. van Deuren, P. Brandtzaeg, and J. W. M. van der Meer
Update on Meningococcal Disease with Emphasis on Pathogenesis and Clinical Management
Clin. Microbiol. Rev., January 1, 2000; 13(1): 144 - 166.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
INT J SYST EVOL MICROBIOL J MED MICROBIOL MICROBIOLOGY J GEN VIROL ALL SGM JOURNALS
Copyright © 1994 Society for General Microbiology.