Absence of mycoplasma contamination in the anthrax vaccine

Mary Kate Hart; Richard A. Del Giudice; George W. Korch

doi:10.3201/eid0801.010091

Absence of mycoplasma contamination in the anthrax vaccine

Mary Kate Hart, Richard A. Del Giudice, George W. Korch

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	94-96
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010091
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology

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Absence of mycoplasma contamination in the anthrax vaccine

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