Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE
Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 690.555 - Neisseria meningitidis, Invasive Disease and Purpura Fulminans (Reportable by telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within 24 hours)
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 690.555
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Control of Case
No specific restrictions.
b) Control of Contacts
1) No specific restrictions.
2) Vaccination should be considered in
selected outbreaks following guidelines in Section
690.20(a)(3).
3) Vaccination recommendations for children,
adolescents and young adults are specified in Section
690.20(a)(3).
4) Recommendations for chemoprophylaxis of
close contacts are specified in Section
690.20(a)(3).
c) Laboratory Reporting
1) Laboratories shall report to the local
health authority patients who have a positive result on any laboratory test
indicative of and specific for detecting Neisseria meningitidis from a normally
sterile site.
2) Persons with
purpura fulminans diagnosed by a physician shall also be reported to the local
health authority.
3) Laboratories
shall forward clinical materials from a normally sterile site that are positive
for Neisseria meningitidis to the Department's laboratory.
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