THE TREATMENT OF MENINGOCOCCUS CARRIERS WITH SULFADIAZINE
- 1 October 1943
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 19 (4) , 602-608
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-4-602
Abstract
Sulfadiazine is effective in clearing the nasopharynx of meningococci [Neisseria intracellularis meningitidis], since all of 161 meningococcus carriers receiving 8 gms. of the drug over a period of 72 hrs. yielded negative cultures on the 4th day. No untoward effects from the drug were noted and the men so treated reac-quired latent infection but slowly in spite of constant exposure to the specific organism. Some possible practical aspects of these facts are discussed.Keywords
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