DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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               distinguishes SEB intoxication. Mustard exposure would have marked vesication of the skin


               in addition to the pulmonary injury (Section IV).


                      3. S=ific Laboratory Diai?n@i


                      Toxin is cleared from the serum rapidly and is difficult to detect by the time of


               symptom onset. Nevertheless, specific laboratory tests are available to detect SEB (see


               Section !M, and serum should be collected as early as possible after exposure. In situations


               where many individuals are symptomatic, sera should be obtained from those not yet showing


               evidence of clinical disease. Most patients develop a significant antibody response, but this


               may require 2-4 weeks.


                      C.


                      Treatment is limited to supportive care.


                      D.     PROPHYLAXIS


                      There currently is no prophylaxis for SEB intoxication. Experimental immunization


               has protected monkeys, but no vaccine is presently available for human use.


                                          CLOSTRRDMM PERFRINGENS


                      A. CLrqCAL SYNDROME


                      Clostridium @ngens is a common anaerobic bacterium associated with dm


               distinct disease syndromes: (a) gas gangrene or clostridial myonecrosis, (b) enteritis


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