Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
Med Princ Pract. 2010;19(4):321-3. doi: 10.1159/000312721. Epub 2010 May 26.
To investigate whether or not Neisseria meningitidis was present in the throat of Kuwaiti pilgrims after returning from the Hajj.
Throat swabs were taken from 177 participants 1 week after returning from the Hajj. The participants were asked about: associated medical conditions, meningococcal vaccination status and the intake of ciprofloxacin before leaving Mecca for Kuwait.
There was no throat colonization with N. meningitidis on any of the throat swabs. Of the 177 pilgrims, 163 (92%) were vaccinated with meningococcal quadrivalent vaccine before leaving to Saudi Arabia. Ninety-seven of the pilgrims (83%) had received one dose of ciprofloxacin before leaving Mecca.
The result showed that vaccination before leaving Kuwait and ciprofloxacin prophylaxis were effective in preventing throat colonization with Neisseria meningitidis.
调查从朝觐返回后的科威特朝圣者的喉咙中是否存在脑膜炎奈瑟菌。
在从朝觐返回后的一周内，对 177 名参与者采集了咽喉拭子。参与者被问及：相关医疗状况、脑膜炎球菌疫苗接种情况以及在离开麦加前往科威特之前是否服用过环丙沙星。
在任何咽喉拭子上均未发现脑膜炎奈瑟菌的咽喉定植。在 177 名朝圣者中，有 163 人（92%）在离开沙特阿拉伯前往之前接种了脑膜炎球菌四价疫苗。97 名朝圣者（83%）在离开麦加之前服用过一次环丙沙星。
结果表明，在离开科威特之前接种疫苗和环丙沙星预防措施可有效预防脑膜炎奈瑟菌的咽喉定植。
