A 26-year-old man is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. He has recovered and is being discharged. Which of the following statements about notifi...

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A 26-year-old man is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. He has recovered and is being discharged. Which of the following statements about notification is correct?

Accepted Answer

The clinician has a statutory duty to notify the proper officer of suspected meningococcal disease without waiting for laboratory confirmation

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Notification is not required if the patient has recovered

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The hospital microbiologist should notify, so clinicians need not

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Only confirmed laboratory cases require notification

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Notification is optional and based on local policy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Notifiable infectious diseases

A 26-year-old man is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. He has recovered and is being discharged. Which of the following statements about notification is correct?