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Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories, UNC Hospitals, CB 7600, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA. pgilliga@unch.unc.edu
The events of the autumn of 2001 in the United States made it clear that the spectre of the use of microorganisms to intentionally harm humans is a reality. The current strategy to control disease outbreaks caused by the intentional release of bacteria is to use antimicrobial agents, both therapeutically and prophylactically. However, multidrug-resistant strains of bacterial bioterrorism agents occur naturally or have been bio-engineered, indicating how vulnerable this strategy is.
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