Abstract
Mycoplasma contamination of the licensed anthrax vaccine administered to military personnel has been suggested as a possible cause of Persian Gulf illness. Vaccine samples tested by nonmilitary laboratories were negative for viable mycoplasma and mycoplasma DNA and did not support its survival. Mycoplasma contamination of anthrax vaccine should not be considered a possible cause of illness.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Child
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Diarrhea / drug therapy
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Diarrhea / microbiology
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Diarrhea / prevention & control
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Dysentery, Bacillary / drug therapy
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Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology
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Dysentery, Bacillary / prevention & control
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Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / prevention & control
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Feces / microbiology
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Female
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HIV Infections / complications
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HIV Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Prevalence
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Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
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Salmonella Infections / epidemiology
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Salmonella Infections / prevention & control
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Sepsis / drug therapy
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Sepsis / microbiology
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Sepsis / prevention & control
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / pharmacology
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use*
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Zambia / epidemiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination