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"If terrorists released Bacillus anthracis over a large city, hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk of the deadly disease anthrax-caused by the B. anthracis spores-unless they had rapid access to antibiotic medical countermeasures (MCM). Although plans for rapidly delivering MCM to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public
Other Authors: Stroud, Clare
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Anthrax > United States > Prevention.
Biological warfare > United States > Safety measures > Evaluation.
Bioterrorism > United States > Prevention > Evaluation.
Bioterrorism > United States.
Emergency management.
Public health.
Anthrax > prevention & control
Anti-Bacterial Agents > supply & distribution
Bioterrorism > prevention & control
Disaster Planning
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis > organization & administration
Time Factors
Anthrax > drug therapy
Public Health
Santé publique.
Biosécurité.
Guerre biologique > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures > Évaluation.
Bioterrorisme > États-Unis.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
public health.
disaster planning.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
Public health
Emergency management
Anthrax > Prevention
Bioterrorism
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Antibiotics for anthrax postexposure prophylaxis
  • Current dispensing strategies for medical countermasures for anthrax
  • Prepositioning strategies
  • A decision-aiding framework
  • Recommended actions for moving forward.

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