IP: NE Journal of Medicine issues anthrax treatment guidelines

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
>
> ANTHRAX
> Journal issues treatment guidelines
>
>
> By Raja Mishra, Globe Staff, 11/7/2001
>
> Anthrax infection became part of doctors' daily repertoire yesterday
> as the world's most influential medical journal published detailed
> guidelines on diagnosing and treating the deadly bacteria.
>
> Doctors are now expected to consider anthrax as a possible cause for
> the thousands of skin lesions and flu-like symptoms they encounter
> every day.
>
> The guidelines, published yesterday on the New England Journal of
> Medicine's Web site, are based on close study of the 17 Americans
> stricken with the disease in recent weeks.
>
> The vast majority of doctors have never treated anthrax. Medical
> schools briefly mention it, dismissing it as a medical curiosity. But
> recent events have transformed Bacillus anthracis into a top-tier
> public health concern for which doctors serve as the first line of
> defense.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/311/nation/Journal_issues_treatment_guidelines+.shtml


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