Warning: Undefined variable $zfal in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 525
Deprecated: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 525
Warning: Undefined variable $sterm in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 530
Warning: Undefined variable $sterm in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 531
English Wikipedia
Nephropedia Template TP (
Twit Text
DeepDyve Pubget Overpricing |
lüll One-year health assessment of adult survivors of Bacillus anthracis infection Reissman DB; Whitney EA; Taylor TH Jr; Hayslett JA; Dull PM; Arias I; Ashford DA; Bresnitz EA; Tan C; Rosenstein N; Perkins BAJAMA 2004[Apr]; 291 (16): 1994-8CONTEXT: Little is known about potential long-term health effects of bioterrorism-related Bacillus anthracis infection. OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between anthrax infection and persistent somatic symptoms among adults surviving bioterrorism-related anthrax disease approximately 1 year after illness onset in 2001. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional study of 15 of 16 adult survivors from September through December 2002 using a clinical interview, a medical review-of-system questionnaire, 2 standardized self-administered questionnaires, and a review of available medical records. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Health complaints summarized by the body system affected and by symptom categories; psychological distress measured by the Revised 90-Item Symptom Checklist; and health-related quality-of-life indices by the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (version 2). RESULTS: The anthrax survivors reported symptoms affecting multiple body systems, significantly greater overall psychological distress (P<.001), and significantly reduced health-related quality-of-life indices compared with US referent populations. Eight survivors (53%) had not returned to work since their infection. Comparing disease manifestations, inhalational survivors reported significantly lower overall physical health than cutaneous survivors (mean scores, 30 vs 41; P =.02). Available medical records could not explain the persisting health complaints. CONCLUSION: The anthrax survivors continued to report significant health problems and poor life adjustment 1 year after onset of bioterrorism-related anthrax disease.|*Anthrax/physiopathology/psychology[MESH]|*Bioterrorism/psychology[MESH]|*Quality of Life[MESH]|*Survivors/psychology[MESH]|Absenteeism[MESH]|Adult[MESH]|Cross-Sectional Studies[MESH]|Follow-Up Studies[MESH]|Health Status[MESH]|Health Status Indicators[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Respiratory Tract Infections/microbiology/physiopathology/psychology[MESH]|Skin Diseases, Bacterial/microbiology/physiopathology/psychology[MESH]|Stress, Psychological[MESH]|United States[MESH] |