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Science 26 October 2001:
Vol. 294. no. 5543, pp. 759 - 761
DOI: 10.1126/science.294.5543.759
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BIOTERRORISM:
Researchers Question Obsession With Cipro

Martin Enserink

In the aftermath of deadly bioterrorist attacks on U.S. soil, many people are suspected of hoarding, or even gulping, Cipro--the first line of defense against anthrax--and supplies at pharmacies are running out. Some have urged the government to break Bayer's patent on the drug. But some scientists argue that popping too much of the drug may create resistance in other pathogens. It might also tempt future bioterrorists to produce Cipro-resistant strains of Bacillus anthracis--which a recent study by U.S. scientists shows is possible.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)