Efficacy of rifampin in treatment of meningococcal carriers

N Engl J Med. 1969 Sep 18;281(12):641-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196909182811203.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carrier State / drug therapy*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / drug effects
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification
  • Placebos
  • Rifampin / administration & dosage
  • Rifampin / adverse effects
  • Rifampin / pharmacology
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use*
  • Sulfadiazine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Placebos
  • Sulfadiazine
  • Rifampin