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Primary preventive measures which may help prevention of bacterial meningitis may include vaccination against meningococcal, pneumococcal and hemophilus influenza infection. Vaccination does not provide 100 percent protection. However, it may help to reduce the chances of acquiring the infection significantly especially in patient population who is immunocompromised or at extremes of age. Other preventive measures may include antibiotic chemoprophylaxis for patients exposed to Neisseria meningitides and Hemophilus influenza type b. | |||
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Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following | Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following |
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Overview
Primary preventive measures which may help prevention of bacterial meningitis may include vaccination against meningococcal, pneumococcal and hemophilus influenza infection. Vaccination does not provide 100 percent protection. However, it may help to reduce the chances of acquiring the infection significantly especially in patient population who is immunocompromised or at extremes of age. Other preventive measures may include antibiotic chemoprophylaxis for patients exposed to Neisseria meningitides and Hemophilus influenza type b.
Primary prevention
Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following
Vaccination
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:[1][2][3][4][5]
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Type of Vaccination | Recommendations |
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Pneumococcal[6]
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
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Meningococcal[7]
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Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib)[8][9]
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Other preventive measures
Other preventive measures which may help preventing meningitis may include:[11][12][13][5]
Other preventive measures | |
Preventive strategy | Recommendations |
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Avoidance of risk factors |
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Droplet precaution |
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Chemoprophylaxis |
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References
- ↑ Cohn AC, MacNeil JR, Clark TA, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Briere EZ, Meissner HC; et al. (2013). "Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)". MMWR Recomm Rep. 62 (RR-2): 1–28. PMID 23515099.
- ↑ Robinson CL, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ACIP Child/Adolescent Immunization Work Group (2016). "Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United States, 2016". MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 65 (4): 86–7. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6504a4. PMID 26845283.
- ↑ Makwana N, Riordan FA (2007). "Bacterial meningitis: the impact of vaccination". CNS Drugs. 21 (5): 355–66. PMID 17447825.
- ↑ English P (2013). "Vaccination against meningitis B: is it worth it?". Drugs Context. 2013: 212246. doi:10.7573/dic.212246. PMC 3884741. PMID 24432035.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Prasad K, Karlupia N (2007). "Prevention of bacterial meningitis: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews". Respir Med. 101 (10): 2037–43. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2007.06.030. PMID 17706408.
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/pcv13.html, Accessed on Jan 5, 2017
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/vaccine-info.html, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hib.html, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017
- ↑ Briere EC, Rubin L, Moro PL, Cohn A, Clark T, Messonnier N; et al. (2014). "Prevention and control of haemophilus influenzae type b disease: recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP)". MMWR Recomm Rep. 63 (RR-01): 1–14. PMID 24572654.
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6301a1.htm, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017
- ↑ Schaad UB (1984). "Chemoprophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial meningitis". Infection. 12 Suppl 1: S65–71. PMID 6530293.
- ↑ Shapiro ED (1985). "Prophylaxis for bacterial meningitis". Med Clin North Am. 69 (2): 269–80. PMID 3990434.
- ↑ Schwartz B, Al-Tobaiqi A, Al-Ruwais A, Fontaine RE, A'ashi J, Hightower AW; et al. (1988). "Comparative efficacy of ceftriaxone and rifampicin in eradicating pharyngeal carriage of group A Neisseria meningitidis". Lancet. 1 (8597): 1239–42. PMID 2897515.