Question:
List the preventive mesures for bacterial meningitis
Author: Cecylia AmbrożyAnswer:
-vaccination of children agains Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type B, Neisseria meningitidis -penicillin to child whose mother is colonized with Streptococcus agalactiae -treatment of infected pregnant mothers with penicilin (ampicillin or vancomycin) to prevent spread of Streptococcus agalactiae -meningococcal vaccine for college freshmen and military recruits -people in contact with infected people should take rifampin, tetracyclines or sulfonamides - people at risk of listeriosis should avoid soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk etc
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