ࡱ>  bjbjSS V11L'DD4"""hT"ҕrQSSSSSS$~0wL"LLwELR8QLQ M%0 b=0ҕKĚ,@Ě%Ě%:) wwlҕLLLLĚD d: PHU letterhead Information for close contacts regarding clearance antibiotics and vaccination Dear You have recently been in close contact with a person who has meningococcal infection. Meningococcal infection is caused by a bacterium that is carried, usually harmlessly, in the nose and throat by up to 10% of people. However, occasionally carriers may pass it on to others who have been in close contact with them. Only a very small number of people in contact with carriers develop meningococcal disease. After exposure to the bacterium, it may take up to ten days for symptoms to develop. The bacteria are difficult to spread and are only passed from person to person by regular, close, prolonged contact. Contact with saliva from the front of the mouth, teeth or lips rarely passes the bacteria on. Only people who have been in close contact with a suspected or confirmed case of meningococcal disease need to take special antibiotics to clear the bacteria from the back of the throat. This includes: household contacts and other people who have stayed overnight in the house in the seven days before the case became unwell intimate contacts such as a boyfriend/girlfriend/sexual partner those who attended the same childcare centre class. As you have been in close contact with a person who has this infection, you may be a carrier of meningococcal bacteria. For this reason you should take a short course of clearance antibiotics as recommended to you. These antibiotics are intended to eliminate the bacteria you may be carrying, to prevent possible transmission to another person. This clearance antibiotic does not treat the disease in a person who is already developing the infection. Whilst on the medication, it is not necessary for you to avoid contact with family members and children, and you do not need to be isolated or excluded from school or work. Depending upon the strain of meningococcal bacteria, the Public Health Unit may recommend vaccination for household contacts of the person with meningococcal infection. The Public Health Unit will advise if this is necessary for you. It is important to seek medical advice immediately if you develop any of the symptoms of meningococcal disease (listed below), or if you are vaguely unwell. Please take this letter with you if you need to see your doctor or the emergency department of a hospital. Make sure that other people with whom you have been in close contact (such as your family, close friends, or sexual partner) in the past week know that you are a close contact of someone with meningococcal disease, and that they should know the symptoms of meningococcal disease and to seek urgent medical advice if they develop symptoms. Other people with whom you have been in recent contact do not need to take antibiotics. The symptoms of meningococcal disease to look out for include a combination of: Sudden onset of fever Sore joints and muscles Nausea and vomiting Headache Neck stiffness Dislike of bright lights Tiredness A pin-prick rash, which may appear anywhere on the skin and can quickly change into large red-purple blotches. Usually this rash does not disappear when light pressure is applied to the skin. Sometimes a rash does not appear at all. Very early symptoms may include leg pain, cold hands and feet and abnormal skin colour. Young children may have more general symptoms that may include irritability, drowsiness or difficulty waking, high-pitched or moaning cry, pale and blotchy skin, and refusing to eat. Even if youve had a meningococcal vaccine you still need to look out for symptoms, because the vaccines dont protect against all meningococcal strains. A fact sheet that contains more detail about meningococcal disease is available at:  HYPERLINK "http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/infectious/meningococcal.html" www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/Meningococcal_disease.aspx Please contact the Public Health Unit if you have any further questions. If you are unwell, do not wait to call the Public Health Unit see a doctor immediately, and take this letter. Yours sincerely [name] Director, Public Health Unit [date]  Further information Public Health Units in ϳԹFor more information please contact your doctor, local public health unit or community health centre look under ϳԹ Government at the front of the White Pages.Metropolitan AreasRural AreasNorthern Sydney / Central Coast Hornsby 02 9477 9400Greater Southern Goulburn 02 4824 1837Gosford 02 4349 4845Albury 02 6080 8900South Eastern Sydney / Illawarra Randwick 02 9382 8333Greater Western Broken Hill 08 8080 1499Wollongong 02 4221 6700Dubbo 02 6841 5569Sydney South West Camperdown 02 9515 9420Bathurst 02 6339 5601Sydney WestPenrith 02 4734 2022Hunter / New England Newcastle 02 4924 6477Parramatta 02 9840 3603Tamworth 02 6767 8630Justice Health ServiceMatraville02 9311 2707North Coast Port Macquarie 02 6588 2750Lismore 02 6620 7500ϳԹ Department of HealthNth Sydney02 9391 9000ϳԹ Health websitewww.health.nsw.gov.au ϳԹ Department of Health 2008     Dear Doctor This person is considered to be a close contact of someone with meningococcal disease. 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