Pediatric Infectious Disease by Christine M. Houser

Author:Christine M. Houser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer New York, New York, NY

If a patient has just been exposed to anthrax, how can you decontaminate him or her, so that others aren’t infected?

Spores remaining on the patient or patient’s clothes can infect others. Remove clothing & decontaminate patient with soap & water

For children & adults, what is the drug of choice for uncomplicated cases of cutaneous or GI anthrax, if the source of anthrax exposure might be aerosol (such as in a bioterror attack)?

Ciprofloxacin or doxycycline

(60 days, as usual)

Why is the treatment length so long, when inhalational anthrax is possible?

Because spores stuck in the lung sometimes don’t start growing for a long time after they are inhaled –

The 60 days is to try to be sure antibiotic is present if they do!

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