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Meningococcemia : Prevention

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Prevention Overview Articles

Meningococcemia
Preventive antibiotics for family members and contacts are often recommended. Speak with your health care provider about this option.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Meningococcemia
Although a vaccine is available for meningococcus, it is still difficult at this time to produce a vaccine for the type B organism, the most common one in the United States. Because of this and the short time that the vaccine seems to offer prote...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Meningococcemia
Although a vaccine is available for meningococcus, it is still difficult as of 2004 to produce a vaccine for the type B organism, the most common one in the United States. Because of this and the short time that the vaccine seems to offer protect...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Specific Prevention Articles

Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine
The meningococcal meningitis vaccine is given by injection(shots) to provide immunization against meningococcal disease and meningitis caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitides.Meningococcal disease, or meningococcemia, isa leading cause of m...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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