Variations in chemoprophylaxis for meningococcal disease: A retrospective case note review, analysis of routine prescribing data and questionnaire of general practitioners

BMC Public Health

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-7

  Marks, Peter J ^a   Neal, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT TRACING; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 18744406686     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-1-16     Document Type: Review

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