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h the data are consistent with benefit when a substantial proportion of cases are treated," they write.

So, should doctors change their practice in light of these findings? Probably not, says Duncan Keeley, a general practitioner in an accompanying editorial. But frontline practitioners will be keen to hear a view from the Meningitis Research Foundation once it has considered their implications.

Meanwhile, further analysis of the data is crucial, and we should also remember the contributions general practitioners can make, including educating parents, early diagnosis, and rapid transfer to hospital with optimum supportive care, he writes. These measures may be more important for improving survival than administering parenteral penicillin in the community.

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