Patients' request for and emergency physicians' prescription of antimicrobial prophylaxis for anthrax during the 2001 bioterrorism-related outbreak

• Main Authors: Aber Robert C (Author), Kunselman Allen R (Author), Julian Kathleen G (Author), M'ikanatha Nkuchia M (Author), Rankin James T (Author), Lautenbach Ebbing (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inappropriate use of antibiotics by individuals worried about biological agent exposures during bioterrorism events is an important public health concern. However, little is documented about the extent to which individuals with self-...