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Table 4.3. Diagnostic procedures, isolation precautions, treatment, <strong>and</strong> postexposure prophylaxis for selected bioterrorist<br />

agents in children, continued<br />

Plague 2–4 days Culture or<br />

fluorescent<br />

antibody staining of<br />

blood, sputum,<br />

lymph node<br />

aspirate<br />

Q fever 10–40 days Acute <strong>and</strong><br />

convalescent serum<br />

samples<br />

Droplet<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

Streptomycin Doxycycline 3 ;<br />

sulfate or<br />

tetracycline 3<br />

gentamicin sulfate;<br />

doxycycline 3 or<br />

tetracycline 3<br />

Doxycycline 3 or<br />

tetracycline 3<br />

Doxycycline 3 or<br />

tetracycline 3<br />

TMP-SMX is an<br />

alternative;<br />

chloramphenicol for<br />

meningitis<br />

Chloramphenicol is an<br />

alternative for treatment<br />

or prophylaxis<br />

Smallpox 7–19 days Culture of<br />

pharyngeal swab of<br />

skin lesions<br />

Airborne,<br />

contact<br />

Supportive care<br />

Vaccine if<br />

administered<br />

within 4 days<br />

Staphylococcal<br />

enterotoxin B<br />

3–12 hr Serum, urine, <strong>and</strong><br />

respiratory<br />

secretions for toxin;<br />

acute <strong>and</strong><br />

convalescent serum<br />

for antibodies<br />

Ricin 4–8 hr Serum <strong>and</strong>/or<br />

respiratory<br />

secretions for<br />

enzyme<br />

immunoassay<br />

Viral<br />

hemorrhagic<br />

fevers<br />

6–17 days Culture <strong>and</strong>/or<br />

antigen detection of<br />

blood <strong>and</strong> other<br />

body tissues 7 ;<br />

serum for acute <strong>and</strong><br />

convalescent<br />

antibody detection<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard Supportive care None available<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard,<br />

droplet, <strong>and</strong><br />

contact<br />

precautions 8<br />

Supportive care;<br />

gastric lavage <strong>and</strong><br />

cathartics if toxin is<br />

ingested<br />

Ribavarin IV for<br />

Lassa fever; plasma<br />

from convalescent<br />

patients for<br />

Argentinean<br />

hemorrhagic fever;<br />

supportive care<br />

Protective mask<br />

101

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