Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax -  Institute of Medicine,  Board on Health Sciences Policy,  Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public

Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax

Buch | Softcover
358 Seiten
2012
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-21808-5 (ISBN)
65,95 inkl. MwSt
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.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Antibiotics for Anthrax Postexposure Prophylaxis
3 Current Dispensing Strategies for Medical Countermeasures for Anthrax
4 Prepositioning Strategies
5 A Decision-Aiding Framework
6 Recommended Actions for Moving Forward
Appendix A: Acronyms
Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix C: First-Order Model
Appendix D: Commissioned Paper: A Cost and Speed Analysis of Strategies for Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax
Appendix E: Committee Biosketches
Index

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Antibiotics for Anthrax Postexposure Prophylaxis; 5 3 Current Dispensing Strategies for Medical Countermeasures for Anthrax; 6 4 Prepositioning Strategies; 7 5 A Decision-Aiding Framework; 8 6 Recommended Actions for Moving Forward; 9 Appendix A: Acronyms; 10 Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas; 11 Appendix C: First-Order Model; 12 Appendix D: Commissioned Paper: A Cost and Speed Analysis of Strategies for Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax; 13 Appendix E: Committee Biosketches; 14 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.2.2012
Verlagsort Washington
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Studium Querschnittsbereiche Infektiologie / Immunologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10 0-309-21808-X / 030921808X
ISBN-13 978-0-309-21808-5 / 9780309218085
Zustand Neuware
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