Meningococcal meningitis epidemic. A new role for single-dose oily chloramphenicol

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 797-801

  Hussein, Asim A ^a,c   Abdel Rahman, Salah I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Abu Jubeha Hospital   (Sudan)

^c NONE   (Sudan)

Author keywords

African meningitis belt; Cerebrospinal meningitis epidemic; Long acting chloramphenicol

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SKIN NECROSIS; SUDAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; PENICILLINS; SUDAN;

EID: 0036631013     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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