CDC updates interim guidelines for anthrax exposure management and antimicrobial therapy

Ressel, Genevieve

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CDC updates interim guidelines for anthrax exposure management and antimicrobial therapy

Published Date:

December 1, 2001

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superseded

| This document has been replaced by: Occupational health guidelines for remediation workers at Bacillus anthracis-contaminated sites--United States, 2001-2002

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American family physician. 2001; 64(11):1901-2, 1904.

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American family physician

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Ressel, Genevieve

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an update on the investigation of recent cases of anthrax exposure. This update includes the susceptibility patterns of Bacillus anthracis isolates, and provides interim recommendations for managing potential threats and exposures and for treating anthrax. The complete report appears in the October 26, 2001 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and is available on the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov/mmwr. A copy of the report is also available on the Web site of the American Academy of Family Physicians at www.aafp.org/resources.

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