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* Therapy may be as brief as 10 to 14 days in fully sensitive organisms.
* Therapy may be as brief as 10 to 14 days in fully sensitive organisms.
* Steroid use particularly in [[purpura fulminans]] and [[adrenal hemorrhage]] ([[Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome]]) is controversial.
* Steroid use particularly in [[purpura fulminans]] and [[adrenal hemorrhage]] ([[Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome]]) is controversial.
===Prophylaxis===
* [[Rifampin]] 600 mg PO q12h x 4 doses total or alternatively [[ciprofloxacin]] 500 mg PO x 1 in patients over 18 who cannot tolerate [[rifampin]]


==References==
==References==

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Medical Therapy

Meningococcemia is a medical emergency. Persons with this type of infection are often admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, where they are closely monitored. The person may be placed in respiratory isolation for the first 24 hours to help prevent the spread of the infection to others. Treatments may include:

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