TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stroud,Clare
ED  - Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
TI  - Prepositioning antibiotics for anthrax
SN  - 9780309218092
AV  - RA644.A6 I577 2012eb
U1  - 616.95/6 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Anthrax
KW  - United States
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Biological warfare
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Bioterrorism
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Public health
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - Anti-Bacterial Agents
KW  - supply & distribution
KW  - Disaster Planning
KW  - Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
KW  - organization & administration
KW  - Time Factors
KW  - drug therapy
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Santé publique
KW  - Biosécurité
KW  - Guerre biologique
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Sécurité
KW  - Mesures
KW  - Évaluation
KW  - Bioterrorisme
KW  - Gestion des situations d'urgence
KW  - public health
KW  - aat
KW  - disaster planning
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Contagious
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Infectious Diseases
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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 large number of people following an anthrax attack have been greatly enhanced during the last decade, many public health authorities and policy experts fear that the nation's current systems and plans are insufficient to respond to the most challenging scenarios, such as a very large-scale anthrax attack. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response commissioned the Institute of Medicine to examine the potential uses, benefits, and disadvantages of strategies for repositioning antibiotics. This involves storing antibiotics close to or in the possession of the people who would need rapid access to them should an attack occur. Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax reviews the scientific evidence on the time window in which antibiotics successfully prevent anthrax and the implications for decision making about prepositioning, describes potential prepositioning strategies, and develops a framework to assist state, local, and tribal public health authorities in determining whether prepositioning strategies would be beneficial for their communities. However, based on an analysis of the likely health benefits, health risks, and relative costs of the different prepositioning strategies, the book also develops findings and recommendations to provide jurisdictions with some practical insights as to the circumstances in which different prepositioning strategies may be beneficial. Finally, the book identifies federal- and national-level actions that would facilitate the evaluation and development of prepositioning strategies. Recognizing that communities across the nation have differing needs and capabilities, the findings presented in this report are intended to assist public health officials in considering the benefits, costs, and trade-offs involved in developing alternative prepositioning strategies appropriate to their particular communities"--Publisher's description
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