2001 Anthrax crisis in Washington, D.C.: Pharmacists' role in screening patients and selecting prophylaxis

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1193-1199

  Montello, Michael J ^a   Ostroff, Craig ^a   Frank, Ellen C ^a   Haffer, Andrew S T ^a   Rogers, James R ^a  

^a PHS 1 Disaster Med Assistance Team   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Anthrax; Biological warfare; Ciprofloxacin; Diagnosis; Disaster planning; Doxycycline; Pharmacists; Protocols; Quinolones; Tetracyclines

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ALGORITHM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; TERRORISM;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTHRAX; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHARMACISTS; PREGNANCY; TERRORISM;

EID: 0037096214     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/59.12.1193     Document Type: Article

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