Antibiotics for Anthrax

Abstract

Primary care physicians played an important and heretofore underdocumented role in responding to the 2001 anthrax attacks. Prescription of prophylactic antibiotics for anthrax was uncommon and appears to have been selective among concerned patients. These results highlight the importance of including primary care physicians in community-wide bioterrorism response planning.

Bioterrorism Preparedness: Historical Perspective and an Overview

“…Therefore, periodic education of health care workers, preparedness exercises by the local health departments, and disaster drills by healthcare institutions have become a part of bioterrorism preparedness programs. Primary care physicians played an important role in responding to the 2001 anthrax attacks [45].…”