it Has remained with his students until last Thursday, the last day of class before the christmas holidays. Was hospitalized on the day of Christmas at the San Giovanni hospital, then transferred to the Polyclinic Twins, where he died on the 26th of December. The Asl RmC, had then suggested that all pupils of the school, the prophylaxis antibiotic against the meningococcal meningitis. But a press release of the Region of Lazio explain that the teacher is not died of meningitis, but of "form is due to the bacterium escherichia coli, without the risk of direct transmission from person to per son."
"In agreement with international recommendations – continue the Region – it also informs you that, following the first information unit in Rome 2 has made to perform the prophylaxis of precaution for close contacts (about thirty people)". Prophylaxis for the family of the patient, continues the note of the Region, "it’s taken on Christmas day, while for the students, their families, and for school personnel in contact with the woman you have taken, thanks to the intervention of the Asl Rome 2, in collaboration with the school Authority, yesterday (27 December) following the notification by the Emergency department of the Hospital of St. John."
To the parents of approximately 450 pupils with the news of the death of the teacher is to come email address of the Asl RmC, sent on the 27th of December. It is said that "taken the telephone contact with the respective Microbiology Laboratories of these hospitals, was recommended for prophylaxis antibiotic indicated for Meningococcal Meningitis, already practiced by the healthcare staff and family members of the patient". "It is recommended, therefore, the prior consulting with the family doctor or pediatrician – you can still read – the intake for adults, who have had close contact in a closed place for more hours per day with the professor, a cpr of Ciprofloxacin 500 mg. and the assumption of Rifampin 600 mg. 1 pill two times per day for two days for the pupils of the class where he taught the above-mentioned teacher. Antibiotic prophylaxis, therefore, is already in progress. The Asl has expla ined that it is been activated as a precaution, on the basis of the first analysis hospitals that have made you think of a bacterial meningitis. The assumption is then disproved by the investigations of microbiological tests.
