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Subject: Effectiveness of antibiotics in preventing meningococcal disease after a case: systematic review -- Purcell et al. 328 (7452): 1339 -- BMJ
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      color=3D#63ceff>Paper</FONT></H3>
      <H2>Effectiveness of antibiotics in preventing meningococcal =
disease after=20
      a case: systematic review </H2></NOBR><STRONG>Bernadette =
Purcell</STRONG>,=20
      <I>specialist registrar</I></STRONG><SUP>1</SUP></NOBR>, =
<STRONG>Susanne=20
      Samuelsson</STRONG>, <I>consultant=20
      epidemiologist</I></STRONG><SUP>2</SUP></NOBR>, <STRONG>Susan J M=20
      Hahn=E9</STRONG>, <I>European Programme for Intervention =
Epidemiology=20
      training fellow</I></STRONG><SUP>3</SUP></NOBR>, <STRONG>Ingrid=20
      Ehrhard</STRONG>, <I>consultant=20
      microbiologist</I></STRONG><SUP>4</SUP></NOBR>, <STRONG>Sigrid=20
      Heuberger</STRONG>, <I>consultant=20
      microbiologist</I></STRONG><SUP>5</SUP></NOBR>, <STRONG>Ivonne=20
      Camaroni</STRONG>, <I>European Programme for Intervention =
Epidemiology=20
      training fellow</I></STRONG><SUP>3</SUP></NOBR>, <STRONG>Andr=E9=20
      Charlett</STRONG>, <I>head</I></STRONG><SUP>6</SUP></NOBR>, =
<STRONG>James=20
      M Stuart</STRONG>, <I>consultant=20
      epidemiologist</I></STRONG><SUP>1</SUP></NOBR>=20
      <P><FONT size=3D-1><SUP>1</SUP> Communicable Disease Surveillance =
Centre=20
      South West, Gloucester GL10 3RF, <SUP>2</SUP> Statens Serum =
Institut,=20
      Copenhagen, Denmark 2300, <SUP>3</SUP> Communicable Disease =
Surveillance=20
      Centre, Cardiff, Wales CF4 3QX, <SUP>4</SUP> =
Landesuntersuchungsanstalt=20
      f=FCr das Gesundheits und Veterin=E4rwesen, Dresden, Germany =
01099,=20
      <SUP>5</SUP> National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Graz, =
Austria=20
      A-8010, <SUP>6</SUP> Public Health Laboratory Service Statistics =
Unit,=20
      Colindale, London NW9 5EQ </FONT>
      <P>
      <P><FONT size=3D-1>Correspondence to: J Stuart <SPAN=20
      id=3Dem0>james.stuart{at}hpa.org.uk</SPAN>
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"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Top<BR></A><IMG height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0><FONT color=3D#464c53>Abstract</FONT><BR><A=20
            =
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1"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Introduction<BR></A><A=20
            =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#SEC=
2"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Methods<BR></A><A=20
            =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#SEC=
3"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Results<BR></A><A=20
            =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#SEC=
4"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Discussion<BR></A><A=20
            =
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L"><IMG=20
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B>Objective</B>=20
      To summarise the evidence for the role of antibiotics<SUP> =
</SUP>in=20
      preventing further cases of meningococcal disease through<SUP>=20
      </SUP>chemoprophylaxis given to the index patient, household=20
      contacts,<SUP> </SUP>and children in day care settings after a =
single=20
      case.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><B>Design</B> Systematic review.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><B>Methods</B> Studies were identified by searching Embase=20
      (1983-2003),<SUP> </SUP>Medline (1965-2003), and CAB Health =
(1973-2003)=20
      and by contacting<SUP> </SUP>the World Health Organization and the =

      European meningococcal<SUP> </SUP>disease surveillance network and =

      examining references of identified<SUP> </SUP>papers. The review =
included=20
      all studies with at least 10 cases<SUP> </SUP>in which outcomes =
were=20
      compared between treated and untreated<SUP> </SUP>groups.<SUP> =
</SUP>
      <P><B>Main outcome measure</B> Subsequent cases of meningococcal=20
      disease<SUP> </SUP>1-30 days after onset of disease in the index=20
      patient.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><B>Results</B> Four observational studies and one small trial =
met=20
      the<SUP> </SUP>inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis of studies on=20
      chemoprophylaxis<SUP> </SUP>given to household contacts showed a=20
      significant reduction in<SUP> </SUP>risk (risk ratio 0.11, 95% =
confidence=20
      interval 0.02 to 0.58).<SUP> </SUP>The number needed to treat to =
prevent a=20
      case was estimated as<SUP> </SUP>218 (121 to 1135). Primary =
outcome data=20
      were not available in<SUP> </SUP>studies of chemoprophylaxis given =
to the=20
      index patient: when<SUP> </SUP>prophylaxis had not been given, =
rate of=20
      carriage after discharge<SUP> </SUP>from hospital was estimated as =
3% (0=20
      to 6), probably an underestimate<SUP> </SUP>of the true rate. No =
studies=20
      of chemoprophylaxis in day care<SUP> </SUP>settings were =
identified that=20
      met the inclusion criteria.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><B>Conclusion</B> There have been no high quality experimental=20
      trials<SUP> </SUP>looking at control policies for meningococcal =
disease.=20
      The best<SUP> </SUP>available evidence is from retrospective =
studies. The=20
      risk of<SUP> </SUP>meningococcal disease in household contacts of =
a=20
      patient can<SUP> </SUP>be reduced by an estimated 89% if they take =

      antibiotics known<SUP> </SUP>to eradicate meningococcal carriage.=20
      Chemoprophylaxis should<SUP> </SUP>be recommended for the index =
patient=20
      and all household contacts.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>
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          <TH vAlign=3Dcenter align=3Dleft width=3D"95%"><FONT =
color=3D#63ceff=20
            size=3D+2>&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction =
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          <TH align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
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"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Top<BR></A><A=20
            =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#ABS=
"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Abstract<BR></A><IMG height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
            src=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/icons/toc/dot.gif" =
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            border=3D0><FONT color=3D#464c53>Introduction</FONT><BR><A=20
            =
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2"><IMG=20
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            border=3D0>Methods<BR></A><A=20
            =
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3"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Results<BR></A><A=20
            =
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4"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Discussion<BR></A><A=20
            =
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L"><IMG=20
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he=20
      severity of meningococcal disease and its tendency to cause<SUP>=20
      </SUP>clusters, mainly among household contacts of an index =
patient,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>means strategies to reduce the risk of further cases are =
of<SUP>=20
      </SUP>high priority. However, the lack of evidence for =
strategies<SUP>=20
      </SUP>to control meningococcal disease is a well recognised =
obstacle<SUP>=20
      </SUP>in the development of coherent policies<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
1">1</A></SUP>=20
      and is reflected in<SUP> </SUP>the variation in approach across=20
      Europe.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
2">2</A></SUP><SUP>=20
      </SUP>
      <P>Chemoprophylactic treatment to eradicate nasopharyngeal =
carriage<SUP>=20
      </SUP>and to interrupt further transmission has been a key =
approach<SUP>=20
      </SUP>to control for more than 50 years.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
3">3</A></SUP>=20
      Most European countries<SUP> </SUP>recommend a short course of =
rifampicin=20
      or ciprofloxacin for<SUP> </SUP>all household contacts=97taken =
here to mean=20
      those people<SUP> </SUP>living in the same household or having an=20
      equivalent degree<SUP> </SUP>of contact with the index patient. =
This=20
      approach is biologically<SUP> </SUP>plausible. The effect of =
rifampicin in=20
      preventing subsequent<SUP> </SUP>cases of meningitis caused by=20
      <I>Haemophilus influenzae</I> has, indeed,<SUP> </SUP>been =
demonstrated in=20
      a randomised placebo-controlled trial.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
4">4</A></SUP><SUP>=20
      </SUP>However, the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for=20
      meningococcal<SUP> </SUP>disease has never been demonstrated in=20
      experimental research,<SUP> </SUP>and evidence cited in support =
has been=20
      limited to one observational<SUP> </SUP>study.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
5">5</A></SUP>=20
      Failures of this approach have been reported,<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
6">6</A>-<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
8">8</A></SUP>=20
      and<SUP> </SUP>there is evidence of overprescribing.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
9">9</A></SUP>=20
      A different policy is<SUP> </SUP>recommended in Norway, where =
household=20
      members below 15 years<SUP> </SUP>of age are treated as though =
they have=20
      early meningococcal disease.<SUP> </SUP>They are kept at home and =
given=20
      oral penicillin for seven days,<SUP> </SUP>the period of maximum=20
      risk.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>Some national policies also recommend chemoprophylaxis to =
the<SUP>=20
      </SUP>index case before discharge from hospital, on the premise =
that<SUP>=20
      </SUP>the pathogenic strain may otherwise be reintroduced by the=20
      index<SUP> </SUP>patient into the household. However, =
contradictory=20
      findings<SUP> </SUP>regarding carriage of the pathogenic =
meningococcal=20
      strain after<SUP> </SUP>full antibiotic treatment of the index =
patient are=20
      reflected<SUP> </SUP>in different recommendations. For example, =
policy in=20
      Denmark,<SUP> </SUP>Norway, and Sweden does not recommend =
prophylaxis for=20
      the index<SUP> </SUP>patient, whereas it is recommended in the =
United=20
      Kingdom, Canada,<SUP> </SUP>the United States, Spain, and =
Germany.<SUP>=20
      </SUP>
      <P>There are no uniform recommendations as to how contacts =
should<SUP>=20
      </SUP>be managed in day care settings (children aged 0-6 years). =
The<SUP>=20
      </SUP>national control policies of the United Kingdom and =
Denmark<SUP>=20
      </SUP>recommend chemoprophylaxis only after the second case in a =
day<SUP>=20
      </SUP>care setting, whereas other countries such as Ireland, =
Sweden,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>Spain, and Germany recommend chemoprophylaxis after a =
single<SUP>=20
      </SUP>case.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>There is a new impetus to improve coordination of =
infectious<SUP>=20
      </SUP>disease control across countries in the European =
Union.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
10">10</A></SUP>=20
      A<SUP> </SUP>prerequisite for better coordination is a shared=20
      understanding<SUP> </SUP>of the evidence on which recommendations =
for=20
      disease prevention<SUP> </SUP>and control are based. To further =
this aim=20
      the European Monitoring<SUP> </SUP>Group on Meningococci formed a =
working=20
      group to conduct a systematic<SUP> </SUP>review of interventions =
for=20
      meningococcal disease where there<SUP> </SUP>was greatest =
variation=20
      between countries. Here we have evaluated<SUP> </SUP>the =
effectiveness of=20
      giving chemoprophylaxis to the index patient<SUP> </SUP>and to =
contacts in=20
      households and childcare settings.<SUP> </SUP>
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          <TH vAlign=3Dcenter align=3Dleft width=3D"95%"><FONT =
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            border=3D0>Top<BR></A><A=20
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            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Abstract<BR></A><A=20
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1"><IMG=20
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            border=3D0>Introduction<BR></A><IMG height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
            src=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/icons/toc/dot.gif" =
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            border=3D0><FONT color=3D#464c53>Methods</FONT><BR><A=20
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            border=3D0>Results<BR></A><A=20
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STRONG>Study=20
      inclusion and characteristics</STRONG><BR>We included all studies =
that had=20
      clear intervention and non-intervention<SUP> </SUP>groups, =
including=20
      experimental (randomised and non-randomised<SUP> </SUP>trials),=20
      observational studies, and case series with a minimum<SUP> =
</SUP>of 10=20
      cases. We excluded case reports and opinions of authorities<SUP> =
</SUP>or=20
      committees. We did not restrict by date, country, or language<SUP> =

      </SUP>of publication. We included in the intervention group =
those<SUP>=20
      </SUP>people who were given prophylactic antibiotic regimens=20
      considered<SUP> </SUP>effective in eradicating meningococcal =
carriage (for=20
      example,<SUP> </SUP>for adults, rifampicin 600 mg orally twice a =
day for=20
      two days,<SUP> </SUP>ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally single dose, =
ceftriaxone=20
      250 mg<SUP> </SUP>intramuscular single dose). Those not given =
prophylactic=20
      antibiotics<SUP> </SUP>or given antibiotics considered ineffective =
at=20
      eradicating carriage<SUP> </SUP>(for example, penicillin) were =
included in=20
      the non-intervention<SUP> </SUP>group.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>The primary outcome was specified a priori as the rate of=20
      subsequent<SUP> </SUP>cases 1-30 days after an index case, where a =

      subsequent case<SUP> </SUP>was defined as another case among =
household=20
      contacts of the<SUP> </SUP>index patient (or for the day care =
analysis as=20
      another case<SUP> </SUP>in the same day care setting). We included =
only=20
      those studies<SUP> </SUP>that described at least one month of =
follow up=20
      after the index<SUP> </SUP>case. The other main outcome of =
interest was=20
      the rate of nasopharyngeal<SUP> </SUP>carriage of the pathogenic =
organism=20
      in the index patient on<SUP> </SUP>discharge from hospital.<SUP> =
</SUP>
      <P><STRONG>Search strategy</STRONG><BR>We searched the Cochrane =
register=20
      of trials and systematic reviews,<SUP> </SUP>the database of =
abstracts of=20
      reviews of effectiveness, the health<SUP> </SUP>technology =
assessment and=20
      the national research register in<SUP> </SUP>England and Wales, =
Medline=20
      1966-2003, Embase 1983-2003, and<SUP> </SUP>CAB Health 1973-2003. =
The text=20
      word terms and MESH headings<SUP> </SUP>used were: meningococcal=20
      infections, <I>Neisseria meningitidis</I>,<SUP> =
</SUP>chemoprevention,=20
      prophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis, antibiotics,<SUP> </SUP>drug =
therapy,=20
      primary health care, patient care management,<SUP> </SUP>community =
health=20
      services, communicable disease control, disease<SUP> =
</SUP>outbreaks,=20
      disease transmission, cluster, outbreak, carrier<SUP> </SUP>state, =
cases,=20
      household. We checked bibliographies of existing<SUP> =
</SUP>reviews and=20
      the identified studies. We contacted the Cochrane<SUP> </SUP>Acute =

      Respiratory Infections group, the World Health Organization,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>and the European Monitoring Group on Meningococci.<SUP> =
</SUP>
      <P><STRONG>Data extraction and synthesis</STRONG><BR>The full =
texts of all=20
      potentially relevant articles were obtained<SUP> </SUP>and two =
reviewers=20
      independently checked the data. If more than<SUP> </SUP>one paper =
with the=20
      same data was identified only that which<SUP> </SUP>contained the=20
      definitive data was included. A third reviewer<SUP> </SUP>from the =
group=20
      was available to resolve any disagreements.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><STRONG>Statistical methods</STRONG><BR>The meta-analyses were=20
      performed with the "meta" command in<SUP> </SUP>Stata (StataCorp, =
College=20
      Station, TX).<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
11">11</A></SUP>=20
      Combined estimates<SUP> </SUP>of the risk ratio and the absolute =
risk=20
      reduction (or risk difference)<SUP> </SUP>were obtained by =
assuming that=20
      the treatment effects from the<SUP> </SUP>different studies had a=20
      distribution (random effect) rather<SUP> </SUP>than a common =
treatment=20
      effect (fixed effect). In those studies<SUP> </SUP>where there =
were no=20
      cases in either the treated or untreated<SUP> </SUP>groups we =
added 0.5 to=20
      all four cells. When there were no cases<SUP> </SUP>in the =
intervention=20
      and control groups, we did not estimate<SUP> </SUP>risk ratios and =
the=20
      study was excluded from the pooled risk<SUP> </SUP>ratio. We used =
the=20
      DerSimonian and Laird approach, in which<SUP> </SUP>an estimate of =

      variation within studies is combined with an<SUP> </SUP>estimate =
of=20
      variation between studies.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>To estimate the pooled relative risk we used the natural =
logarithm<SUP>=20
      </SUP>and back transformed results to obtain an estimated =
relative<SUP>=20
      </SUP>risk. The number needed to treat was the reciprocal of the=20
      estimated<SUP> </SUP>absolute risk reduction. We used a fixed =
effect=20
      approach with<SUP> </SUP>an inverse variance method to pool the =
carriage=20
      rates. The effects<SUP> </SUP>were pooled in the same manner in =
the two=20
      groups. We tested<SUP> </SUP>statistical heterogeneity with <IMG =
alt=3D{chi}=20
      src=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/math/chi.gif" =
border=3D0><SUP>2</SUP> tests,=20
      with pre-specified potential<SUP> </SUP>sources of =
heterogeneity.<SUP>=20
      </SUP>
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            border=3D0>Top<BR></A><A=20
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            border=3D0>Abstract<BR></A><A=20
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1"><IMG=20
            height=3D9 hspace=3D5=20
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            border=3D0>Introduction<BR></A><A=20
            =
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            border=3D0><FONT color=3D#464c53>Results</FONT><BR><A=20
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            border=3D0>Discussion<BR></A><A=20
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L"><IMG=20
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he=20
      search identified 2606 papers. After reviewing titles and<SUP>=20
      </SUP>abstracts we retrieved 102 as potentially relevant. Of =
these,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>five studies met the criteria for this review. Of the =
excluded<SUP>=20
      </SUP>reports, many were descriptive accounts of outbreaks and =
case<SUP>=20
      </SUP>reports, some addressed a different set of questions or =
did<SUP>=20
      </SUP>not evaluate an intervention, and others did not report =
the<SUP>=20
      </SUP>outcomes of primary interest or had no comparison group. =
We<SUP>=20
      </SUP>did not identify any studies of day care and nursery =
schools<SUP>=20
      </SUP>that met our criteria.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><STRONG>Evidence of benefit from chemoprophylaxis to household=20
      contacts</STRONG><BR>Five studies satisfied our inclusion =
criteria, four=20
      retrospective<SUP> </SUP>cohort studies and one small =
trial.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
5">5</A>=20
      <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
12">12</A>-<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
15">15</A></SUP>=20
      In total they involved<SUP> </SUP>1249 sporadic cases of =
meningococcal=20
      disease and about 4271<SUP> </SUP>household contacts. The only=20
      experimental study was a small<SUP> </SUP>randomised trial within =
a larger=20
      seroepidemiological survey.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
12">12</A></SUP><SUP>=20
      </SUP>Fifty four contacts from 11 affected households were =
randomised<SUP>=20
      </SUP>to receive rifampicin (35) or no treatment (19). No =
subsequent<SUP>=20
      </SUP>cases occurred in either group after nine months (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
1">table=20
      1</A>).<SUP> </SUP>
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dmiddle =
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><B>Table 1</B> =
Effectiveness of=20
                  antibiotics to contacts after case of meningococcal =
disease:=20
                  study characteristics
                  =
<P></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>&nbsp=
;<BR><SUP></SUP>
      <P>The largest and most frequently cited study used enhanced=20
      surveillance<SUP> </SUP>of a case series in 27 US states between =
1973 and=20
      1974.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
5">5</A></SUP>=20
      This<SUP> </SUP>paper partly duplicated earlier findings.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
16">16</A></SUP>=20
      They found an attack<SUP> </SUP>rate of 4.2/1000 among untreated =
household=20
      contacts and no cases<SUP> </SUP>among treated contacts (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
2">table=20
      2</A>). This difference suggests that<SUP> </SUP>chemoprophylaxis =
is=20
      effective (relative risk 0.15, 95% confidence<SUP> </SUP>interval =
0.01 to=20
      2.79) but not significant.<SUP> </SUP>
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft><B>Table 2</B> Estimate of =
effect of=20
                  chemoprophylaxis given to household contacts after =
sporadic=20
                  case of meningococcal disease
                  =
<P></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>&nbsp=
;<BR><SUP></SUP>
      <P>In a survey of meningococcal disease in the Netherlands =
from<SUP>=20
      </SUP>April 1989-May 1990,<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
14">14</A></SUP>=20
      a secondary objective was to assess the<SUP> </SUP>attack rate =
among=20
      household contacts and document the uptake<SUP> </SUP>of =
chemoprophylaxis.=20
      Although it was not official policy to<SUP> </SUP>give =
chemoprophylaxis in=20
      the Netherlands during the study period,<SUP> </SUP>55% (627 =
people from=20
      220 families) of close contacts had received<SUP> =
</SUP>antibiotics. There=20
      were 502 primary cases reported during the<SUP> </SUP>study =
period.=20
      Information was available on 1130 household contacts<SUP> </SUP>in =
75%=20
      (378) of these cases, and on antibiotics for 98% (1102)<SUP> =
</SUP>of=20
      these contacts. In the 30 day period after occurrence of<SUP> =
</SUP>the=20
      index case, there were four subsequent cases among 826 =
contacts<SUP>=20
      </SUP>that did not receive adequate chemoprophylaxis (including =
two<SUP>=20
      </SUP>in people who received penicillin) and no cases among 276 =
who<SUP>=20
      </SUP>had "optimal" treatment (0.33, 0.02 to 6.14, <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
2">table=20
      2</A>).<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>In a study to evaluate the efficiency of the =
implementation<SUP>=20
      </SUP>of prophylactic measures in Denmark,<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
15">15</A></SUP>=20
      there were no cases among<SUP> </SUP>724 treated contacts and two =
among 72=20
      who were not treated (0.02,<SUP> </SUP>0.00 to 0.42, <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
2">table=20
      2</A>). The two subsequent cases were in friends<SUP> </SUP>of the =
index=20
      patients who had slept in the same room as their<SUP> =
</SUP>respective=20
      index case. No further information was available<SUP> </SUP>on 56% =
of=20
      cases (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
1">table=20
      1</A>).<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>Kristiansen's study, among the 165 000 inhabitants of =
Telemark<SUP>=20
      </SUP>in Norway, examined whether a policy of targeted =
prophylaxis<SUP>=20
      </SUP>with rifampicin for contacts carrying the meningococcal =
strain<SUP>=20
      </SUP>that caused the disease could limit the spread of =
infection<SUP>=20
      </SUP>more efficiently than treatment with penicillin alone to=20
      household<SUP> </SUP>members aged under 15 years.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
13">13</A></SUP>=20
      No subsequent cases occurred<SUP> </SUP>among 441 potential =
contacts=20
      screened and treated with rifampicin<SUP> </SUP>compared with 15 =
(11=20
      confirmed) cases in 1984-87, when only<SUP> </SUP>penicillin was =
given.=20
      Although this study suggests benefit from<SUP> </SUP>the targeted=20
      intervention, we could not measure risk reduction<SUP> </SUP>as =
the number=20
      of contacts was not available for the earlier<SUP> </SUP>time =
period. The=20
      follow up period was much longer and the contact<SUP> =
</SUP>definitions=20
      were much broader than the definitions used for<SUP> </SUP>our=20
      review.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><STRONG>Summary effect estimates for chemoprophylaxis versus no =

      treatment</STRONG><BR>Three studies, in the United States, =
Denmark, and=20
      the Netherlands,<SUP> </SUP>had sufficiently similar =
characteristics=20
      (clinical homogeneity)<SUP> </SUP>for inclusion in the=20
      meta-analysis.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
5">5</A>=20
      <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
14">14</A>=20
      <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
15">15</A></SUP>=20
      We did not include<SUP> </SUP>Kaiser's study<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
12">12</A></SUP>=20
      as there were no events in treatment or intervention<SUP>=20
      </SUP>group.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>The summary risk ratio was 0.11 (0.02 to 0.58; <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#FIG=
1">figure</A>).=20
      This<SUP> </SUP>implies that chemoprophylaxis given to household =
contacts=20
      after<SUP> </SUP>a case of meningococcal disease reduces the risk =
of=20
      subsequent<SUP> </SUP>cases by 89%. Results of tests for =
heterogeneity=20
      were not significant<SUP> </SUP>(P =3D 0.39). The pooled absolute =
risk=20
      reduction was 46/10 000<SUP> </SUP>(9/10 000 to 83/10 000), and =
the number=20
      needed to treat to prevent<SUP> </SUP>a case was estimated as 218 =
(121 to=20
      1135).<SUP> </SUP>
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft>Effect of chemoprophylaxis =
given to=20
                  household contacts after a case of meningococcal =
disease on=20
                  risk of subsequent cases: pooled risk ratio
                  =
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      <P><STRONG>Evidence for use of chemoprophylaxis in index patients =
before=20
      discharge from hospital</STRONG><BR>We found no studies comparing =
index=20
      patients given chemoprophylaxis<SUP> </SUP>with those who were =
not. Four=20
      studies assessed persistent meningogcoccal<SUP> </SUP>carriage on=20
      discharge from hospital in patients who had not<SUP> =
</SUP>received=20
      chemoprophylaxis. Alvez et al showed that three of<SUP> </SUP>48 =
children=20
      (aged 3 months to 13 years) who were treated with<SUP> </SUP>300 =
000=20
      units/kg/day of penicillin G sodium intravenously for<SUP> =
</SUP>at least=20
      10 days were carriers of <I>Neisseria</I> <I>meningitidis</I> =
on<SUP>=20
      </SUP>discharge.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
17">17</A></SUP>=20
      In the study of Abramson and Spika meningococci<SUP> </SUP>were =
cultured=20
      from the upper respiratory tract in one of 14<SUP> </SUP>patients=20
      discharged after completion of intravenous therapy,<SUP> =
</SUP>initially=20
      with ampicillin or chloramphenicol then benzyl penicillin.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
18">18</A></SUP><SUP>=20
      </SUP>Four patients had positive cultures one week after the end =
of<SUP>=20
      </SUP>treatment. The household contacts of the patients, but not =
the<SUP>=20
      </SUP>patients themselves, had received chemoprophylaxis with=20
      rifampicin.<SUP> </SUP>Barroso found two of 51 patients had =
positive=20
      nasopharyngeal<SUP> </SUP>swabs after the end of their =
treatment,<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
19">19</A></SUP>=20
      though the exact timing<SUP> </SUP>of the swabs in relation to =
hospital=20
      discharge (eight hours<SUP> </SUP>after the end of treatment to =
six days=20
      after discharge) is not<SUP> </SUP>clear. The patients had been =
treated=20
      with ampicillin, penicillin,<SUP> </SUP>or chloramphenicol. Weis =
found no=20
      carriers among 47 patients<SUP> </SUP>on discharge.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
20">20</A></SUP>=20
      Although this study did not specify the antibiotic<SUP> =
</SUP>treatment=20
      used, benzyl penicillin was then the standard treatment<SUP> =
</SUP>for=20
      meningococcal disease in Denmark (S Samuelsson, personal<SUP>=20
      </SUP>communication).<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>The four studies were included in meta-analysis. Results =
of<SUP>=20
      </SUP>tests for heterogeneity were not significant (P =3D 0.35). =
The<SUP>=20
      </SUP>pooled estimate from these studies was calculated as 0.03 =
(0.00<SUP>=20
      </SUP>to 0.06, <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#TBL=
3">table=20
      3</A>).<SUP> </SUP>
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e=20
      found that if household contacts of a patient with =
meningococcal<SUP>=20
      </SUP>disease are given prophylaxis with antibiotics that =
eradicate<SUP>=20
      </SUP>meningococcal carriage there are fewer subsequent cases. =
The<SUP>=20
      </SUP>reduction in risk is considerable. We estimate that about =
200<SUP>=20
      </SUP>household contacts need to be treated to prevent a =
subsequent<SUP>=20
      </SUP>case during the first month. This applies to a strategy of=20
      giving<SUP> </SUP>chemoprophylaxis to a network of household =
contacts but=20
      provides<SUP> </SUP>no evidence to support indiscriminate =
prescribing of=20
      antibiotic<SUP> </SUP>prophylaxis to people outside this =
group.<SUP>=20
</SUP>
      <P>The main difficulty in interpreting the findings is that =
they<SUP>=20
      </SUP>are obtained from retrospective observational studies. =
Risk<SUP>=20
      </SUP>factors for meningococcal disease, such as young age, male =
sex,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>passive smoking, and lower socioeconomic status, are all=20
      potential<SUP> </SUP>confounding factors.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
21">21</A>=20
      <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
22">22</A></SUP>=20
      None of the studies took account of<SUP> </SUP>these factors in =
their=20
      analysis. There is evidence that people<SUP> </SUP>of lower =
socioeconomic=20
      status are less likely to receive preventive<SUP>=20
      </SUP>interventions.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
23">23</A></SUP>=20
      If this were the case for meningococcal disease,<SUP> </SUP>these=20
      observational studies would overestimate the true benefit<SUP> =
</SUP>of=20
      treatment. On the other hand, adults have a lower baseline<SUP> =
</SUP>risk=20
      of disease and if children were more likely to get =
prophylaxis<SUP>=20
      </SUP>than adults this would underestimate the true effect. The=20
      studies<SUP> </SUP>gave no baseline comparisons of age =
distribution=20
      between treated<SUP> </SUP>and untreated groups. If efforts to =
achieve=20
      follow up had differed<SUP> </SUP>in some way between treated and=20
      untreated groups, this would<SUP> </SUP>only dilute the observed =
effect of=20
      treatment, unless the investigators<SUP> </SUP>had somehow applied =

      different stringency of criteria (for instance,<SUP> </SUP>for =
case=20
      definitions) between groups. The risk to untreated<SUP> =
</SUP>household=20
      contacts is highest in the first week after the index<SUP> =
</SUP>case and=20
      declines rapidly thereafter.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
24">24</A></SUP>=20
      A one month period to<SUP> </SUP>measure risk reduction is =
therefore=20
      reasonable but does not<SUP> </SUP>assess whether chemoprophylaxis =
could=20
      prevent subsequent cases<SUP> </SUP>beyond this period.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
25">25</A></SUP><SUP>=20
      </SUP>
      <P>Previous studies have suggested that subsequent cases may =
be<SUP>=20
      </SUP>caused by reintroduction of the virulent strain to the=20
      household<SUP> </SUP>by the index patient.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
26">26</A></SUP>=20
      We estimate that about 3% of index patients<SUP> </SUP>treated =
with=20
      penicillin and who have not received chemoprophylaxis<SUP> =
</SUP>will=20
      still be carrying the virulent strain on discharge from<SUP>=20
      </SUP>hospital. As carriage may be suppressed but not eradicated =
by<SUP>=20
      </SUP>penicillin treatment so that carriage is less easily =
detected<SUP>=20
      </SUP>on completion of treatment,<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7452/1339#REF=
18">18</A></SUP>=20
      this figure is likely to underestimate<SUP> </SUP>the true =
carriage rate=20
      among index patients. Giving chemoprophylaxis<SUP> </SUP>to the =
index=20
      patient before discharge from hospital should also<SUP> </SUP>be=20
      supported, unless they have already been treated with an<SUP>=20
      </SUP>antibiotic such as ceftriaxone, which is known to =
eradicate<SUP>=20
      </SUP>carriage.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>Studies to estimate the effect of chemoprophylaxis in day =
care<SUP>=20
      </SUP>settings are needed, and the current variation in policy =
across<SUP>=20
      </SUP>European countries is therefore not surprising. As =
clusters<SUP>=20
      </SUP>are unusual in this setting and as policies vary by =
country,<SUP>=20
      </SUP>a multinational study may be needed to provide evidence on=20
      benefit.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P>This is the first systematic review of evidence for =
control<SUP>=20
      </SUP>policies for meningococcal disease and supports giving a =
short<SUP>=20
      </SUP>course of antibiotics that eradicate carriage to household=20
      contacts<SUP> </SUP>and index patients. The consistency of the =
study=20
      findings, the<SUP> </SUP>size of the risk ratio, and the =
biological=20
      plausibility of this<SUP> </SUP>approach lend further weight to =
our=20
      conclusions. We believe<SUP> </SUP>that such a policy should be =
applied=20
      across Europe and other<SUP> </SUP>industrialised countries.<SUP> =
</SUP>
      <P><BR clear=3Dall>
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop align=3Dleft bgColor=3D#ffffff><B>What =
is already=20
                  known on this topic</B>
                  <P>A lack of evidence for<SUP> </SUP>strategies to =
control=20
                  meningococcal disease has resulted in<SUP> </SUP>a =
variation=20
                  in approach among countries in Europe
                  <P>Most countries<SUP> </SUP>recommend a short course =
of=20
                  rifampicin or ciprofloxacin for<SUP> </SUP>all =
household=20
                  contacts but evidence to support this has =
previously<SUP>=20
                  </SUP>been limited to one observational study
                  <P>There are no uniform<SUP> </SUP>recommendations for =
giving=20
                  chemoprophylaxis to the index patient<SUP> </SUP>or to =

                  contacts in childcare settings
                  <P><B>What this study adds</B>
                  <P>Evidence<SUP> </SUP>from three studies supports the =
use of=20
                  chemoprophylaxis to prevent<SUP> </SUP>further cases =
of=20
                  meningococcal disease
                  <P>The risk of further<SUP> </SUP>cases during the =
first month=20
                  is reduced by 89%, and to prevent<SUP> </SUP>one case =
about=20
                  200 household contacts need to be treated
                  <P>After<SUP> </SUP>treatment of disease with =
penicillin and=20
                  without giving chemoprophylaxis,<SUP> </SUP>at least =
3% of=20
                  index patients will be carrying the virulent<SUP>=20
                  </SUP>meningococcal strain on discharge from hospital
                  <P>There are insufficient<SUP> </SUP>studies to =
estimate the=20
                  effect of chemoprophylaxis in childcare<SUP> =
</SUP>settings
                  =
<P></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER><BR=20
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      <P>
      <P>
      <HR align=3Dleft width=3D"30%" noShade SIZE=3D1>
      <A name=3D""><!-- null --></A>Julie Christmas and Potenza Atiogbe =
helped=20
      with the search strategy<SUP> </SUP>and database searches. Maria=20
      Santamaria reviewed the initial<SUP> </SUP>dataset. Matthias Egger =
gave=20
      advice on the methods and earlier<SUP> </SUP>drafts.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><A name=3D""><!-- null --></A>Contributors: JMS conceived the =
study. All=20
      authors except AC<SUP> </SUP>contributed to the design of the =
study,=20
      carried out searches,<SUP> </SUP>and extracted data. AC performed =
the=20
      meta-analyses. BP wrote<SUP> </SUP>the first draft. All authors =
were=20
      involved in the writing of<SUP> </SUP>the final draft. JMS is =
guarantor=20
      for this study.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><A name=3D""><!-- null --></A>Funding: During part of this =
study, SJMH=20
      and IC were funded<SUP> </SUP>by the European Programme for =
Intervention=20
      Epidemiology Training<SUP> </SUP>(EPIET), which is funded by the =
European=20
      Commission under the<SUP> </SUP>agreement numberSI2.74030 =
(99CVVF4-003-0).=20
      Two meetings of the<SUP> </SUP>working group were supported by =
Wyeth=20
      Lederle.<SUP> </SUP>
      <P><A name=3D""><!-- null --></A>Ethical approval: Not =
required.<SUP> </SUP>
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  w.google_ad_url +=3D 'client=3D' + escape(w.google_ad_client) +=0A=
                     '&dt=3D' + w.google_date.getTime();=0A=
=0A=
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    google_append_url('gl', w.google_country);=0A=
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    google_append_url('gl', w.google_gl);=0A=
  }=0A=
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  google_append_url_esc('gcs', w.google_city);=0A=
  google_append_url_esc('hints', w.google_hints);=0A=
  google_append_url('adsafe', w.google_safe);=0A=
  google_append_url('oe', w.google_encoding);=0A=
  google_append_url('lmt', w.google_last_modified_time);=0A=
  google_append_url_esc('alternate_ad_url', w.google_alternate_ad_url);=0A=
  google_append_url('alt_color', w.google_alternate_color);=0A=
  google_append_url("skip", w.google_skip);=0A=
=0A=
  if (w.google_prev_ad_formats) {=0A=
    google_append_url_esc('prev_fmts', =
w.google_prev_ad_formats.toLowerCase());=0A=
  }=0A=
=0A=
  if (w.google_ad_format) {=0A=
    google_append_url_esc('format', w.google_ad_format.toLowerCase());=0A=
    if (w.google_prev_ad_formats) {=0A=
      w.google_prev_ad_formats =3D w.google_prev_ad_formats + ',' + =
w.google_ad_format;=0A=
    } else {=0A=
      w.google_prev_ad_formats =3D w.google_ad_format;=0A=
    }=0A=
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=0A=
  google_append_url('num_ads', w.google_max_num_ads);=0A=
  google_append_url('output', w.google_ad_output);=0A=
  google_append_url('adtest', w.google_adtest);=0A=
  if (w.google_ad_channel) {=0A=
    google_append_url_esc('channel', w.google_ad_channel.toLowerCase());=0A=
  }=0A=
  google_append_url_esc('url', w.google_page_url);=0A=
  google_append_color('bg', w.google_color_bg);=0A=
  google_append_color('text', w.google_color_text);=0A=
  google_append_color('link', w.google_color_link);=0A=
  google_append_color('url', w.google_color_url);=0A=
  google_append_color('border', w.google_color_border);=0A=
  google_append_color('line', w.google_color_line);=0A=
  google_append_url('kw_type', w.google_kw_type);=0A=
  google_append_url_esc('kw', w.google_kw);=0A=
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  google_append_url('max_radlink_len', w.google_max_radlink_len);=0A=
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=0A=
  w.google_ad_url =3D w.google_ad_url.substring(0, 1000);=0A=
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=0A=
  if (google_ad_output =3D=3D 'js' && w.google_ad_request_done) {=0A=
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                     ' name=3D"google_ads_frame"' +=0A=
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                     ' height=3D' + quoted(w.google_ad_height) +=0A=
                     ' frameborder=3D' + quoted(w.google_ad_frameborder) =
+=0A=
                     ' src=3D' + quoted(w.google_ad_url) +=0A=
                     ' marginwidth=3D"0"' +=0A=
                     ' marginheight=3D"0"' +=0A=
                     ' vspace=3D"0"' +=0A=
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                     ' allowtransparency=3D"true"' +=0A=
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=0A=
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  w.google_ad_format =3D null;=0A=
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  w.google_gl =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_country =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_region =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_city =3D null;=0A=
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  w.google_encoding =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_ad_output =3D null;=0A=
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  w.google_ad_channel =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_contents =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_alternate_ad_url =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_alternate_color =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_bg =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_text =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_link =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_url =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_border =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_color_line =3D null;=0A=
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  w.google_kw_type =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_kw =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_num_radlinks =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_max_radlink_len =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_rl_filtering =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_rl_mode =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_ad_type =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_image_size =3D null;=0A=
  w.google_feedback =3D null;=0A=
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  w.google_page_location =3D null;=0A=
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}=0A=
=0A=
function google_error_handler(message, url, line) {=0A=
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  return true;=0A=
}=0A=
=0A=
window.onerror =3D google_error_handler;=0A=
=0A=
if (window.google_ad_frameborder =3D=3D null) {=0A=
  google_ad_frameborder =3D 0;=0A=
}=0A=
=0A=
if (window.google_ad_output =3D=3D null) {=0A=
  google_ad_output =3D 'html';=0A=
}=0A=
=0A=
if (window.google_ad_format =3D=3D null && window.google_ad_output =
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}=0A=
=0A=
if (window.google_page_url =3D=3D null) {=0A=
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1000;=0A=
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} else {=0A=
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}=0A=
=0A=
google_show_ad();=0A=
=0A=
=0A=

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