%0 Journal Article
%T Antibiotic prophylaxis¡ªPreventing severe infections and saving lives in poor countries with very high mortality risk
%A Keith P. Klugman
%A Rasa Izadnegahdar
%J -
%D 2018
%R 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002594
%X In a Perspective, Keith P. Klugman and Rasa Izadnegahdar from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discuss the potentials and risks of antibiotic prophylaxis interventions for infectious disease outbreaks in rural regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa with very high mortality rates, when primary prophylactic vaccination programs are not yet available
%K Antibiotic prophylaxis
%K Meningitis
%K Death rates
%K Vaccination and immunization
%K Infectious disease epidemiology
%K Niger
%K Meningococcal disease
%K Prophylaxis
%U https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002594