TY - JOUR AU - Belongia, Edward A. AU - Kieke, Burney AU - Lynfield, Ruth AU - Davis, Jeffrey P. AU - Besser, Richard E. T1 - Demand for Prophylaxis after Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Cases, 2001 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 42 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Media reports suggested increased public demand for anthrax prophylaxis after the intentional anthrax cases in 2001, but the magnitude of anthrax-related prescribing in unaffected regions was not assessed. We surveyed a random sample of 400 primary care clinicians in Minnesota and Wisconsin to assess requests for and provision of anthrax-related antimicrobial agents. The survey was returned by 239 (60%) of clinicians, including 210 in outpatient practice. Fifty-eight (28%) of those in outpatient practice received requests for anthrax-related antimicrobial agents, and 9 (4%) dispensed them. Outpatient fluoroquinolone use in both states was also analyzed with regression models to compare predicted and actual use in October and November 2001. Fluoroquinolone use as a proportion of total antimicrobial use was not elevated, and anthrax concerns accounted for an estimated 0.3% of all fluoroquinolone prescriptions. Most physicians in Minnesota and Wisconsin managed anthrax-related requests without dispensing antimicrobial agents. KW - research, anthrax, fluoroquinolone, prophylaxis KW - drug resistance KW - bioterrorism KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1101.040272 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0272_article ER - End of Reference