Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Nov 2004)

The prevalence of side-effects: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg single dose prophylaxis against Neisseria Meningitidis outbreak in Potchefstroom during July 2003

  • Michelle Viljoen,
  • Martie S Lubbe,
  • Rina CL Meyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v9i3.171
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3

Abstract

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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. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.