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Volume 8, Number 10—October 2002
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax

Anthrax Postexposure Prophylaxis in Postal Workers, Connecticut, 2001

Jennifer L. Williams*Comments to Author , Stephanie S. Noviello*, Kevin S. Griffith*, Heather Wurtzel*, Jennifer Hamborsky*, Joseph F. Perz*, Ian T. Williams*, James L. Hadler†, David L. Swerdlow*, and Renee Ridzon*
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA;

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Table 2

Reasons for postal workers to decline postexposure prophylaxis regimen, Connecticut, 2001

Response No. of postal workers (n=32) %
Not at risk for anthrax 19 59
Concerned about side effects from the antibiotics 15 47
Nasal swabs were negative 15 47
Concerned about antibiotic resistance 14 44
Waiting to see if exposed 12 38
Negative environmental samples 12 38
Concerned about weakening immune system 10 31

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1 Greg Armstrong, Nancy Barrett, Kenneth Bell, Mike Bowen, Dave Brownell, Joe Burkhart, Greg Burr, Matt Cartter, Nicole Coffin, Richard Collins, Larry Cseh, Scott Deitchman, Timothy Dignam, Diana Eaton, Devon Eddy, Rick Ekenberg, Starr Ertel, Brenda Esponda, Marc Fischer, Collette Fitzgerald, Zack Fraser, Julie Gerberding, Mike Grout, Alex Hoffmaster, James Hughes, John Jernigan, Katherine Kelley, Max Kiefer, Bradley King, David Kirschke, Leslye LaClaire, Neil Lustig, Eric E. Mast, Jennifer McClellan, Paul Mead, Richard Meyer, Jasmine Mohammed, Patricia Mshar, Myrth Myers, Randy Nelson, Bruce Newton, Otilio Oyervides, John Painter, Christopher Paddock, Umesh Parashar, Mita Patel, Quyen Phan, Conrad Quinn, Ron Sanders, Susan Smolenski, Karen Spargo, Adrian Stoica, David Sylvain, Fred Tenover, Eyasu Teshale, Rob Weyant, Lynn Wilcox, Alcia Williams, Scott Wright, Ronald Zabrocki, and Sherif Zaki.

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