Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure Event
Authors: Bing-Kun Zheng
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters17 September 2019Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure EventBing-Kun Zheng, MSNBing-Kun Zheng, MSNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (B.Z.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0379 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Hupert and colleagues (1) developed a screening checklist to distinguish anthrax from nonanthrax illnesses on the basis of clinical presentation. Anthrax case patients were selected from case reports published between 1880 and 2013 that included patients seeking anthrax-related care at 2 epicenters of the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks. Although their study addressed several important limitations of previous studies, how their checklist would perform in a real-world scenario remains uncertain.The case patients and control participants in this trial were not consecutively selected from a real-world scenario. Their characteristics definitely differ from those in a real-world outbreak or ...References1. Hupert N, Person M, Hanfling D, et al. Development and performance of a checklist for initial triage after an anthrax mass exposure event. Ann Intern Med. 2019. [PMID: 30884525] doi:10.7326/M18-1817 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Hendricks KA, Wright ME, Shadomy SV, et al; Workgroup on Anthrax Clinical Guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert panel meetings on prevention and treatment of anthrax in adults. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20. [PMID: 24447897] doi:10.3201/eid2002.130687 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schünemann HJ, Schünemann AH, Oxman AD, et al; GRADE Working Group. Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests and strategies. BMJ. 2008;336:1106-10. [PMID: 18483053] doi:10.1136/bmj.39500.677199.AE CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (B.Z.)Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0379. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoDevelopment and Performance of a Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure Event Nathaniel Hupert , Marissa Person , Dan Hanfling , Rita M. Traxler , William A. Bower , and Katherine Hendricks Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure Event Nathaniel Hupert , Marissa Person , Dan Hanfling , Rita Traxler , William A. Bower , and Katherine Hendricks Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure Event Alan R. Ertle Metrics 17 September 2019Volume 171, Issue 6Page: 448KeywordsAnthraxAntimicrobialsConflicts of interestDisclosurePatientsPostexposure prophylaxisSpecificityTriage ePublished: 17 September 2019 Issue Published: 17 September 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...