Chemoprophylaxis in contacts of patients with cholera: systematic review and meta-analysis.

INTRODUCTION: There is a pressing need for effective measures to prevent the spread of cholera. Our systematic review assesses the effects of chemoprophylaxis in preventing cholera among exposed contacts. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We considered published and unpublished reports of studies up to July 201...

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Main Authors: Ludovic Reveiz, Evelina Chapman, Pilar Ramon-Pardo, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Sylvain Aldighieri, Amy Chambliss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3216950?pdf=render