Biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction: updated clinical therapeutic countermeasures since 2003.

Christopher Pettineo, Robert Aitchison, Scott M Leikin, Stephen N Vogel, Jerrold B Leikin

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare-CSTAR, Center for Simulation Technology and Academic Research, Glenview, IL, USA.

American journal of therapeutics 2009 Jan-Feb

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The objective of this article is to provide updated treatment options for bioterrorism agents. This updated synopsis includes recent clinical cases and treatment recommendations that have arisen in the last 5 years. The decontamination, treatment, and disposition of these biologic and chemical agents are presented alphabetically by agent type: biologic, chemical, and radiologic/nuclear. The information provided outlines only new treatment options since 2003.

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Christopher Pettineo, Robert Aitchison, Scott M Leikin, Stephen N Vogel, Jerrold B Leikin. Biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction: updated clinical therapeutic countermeasures since 2003. American journal of therapeutics. 2009 Jan-Feb;16(1):35-43