Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA

Bacillus anthracis was identified in a 61-year-old man hospitalized in Minnesota, USA. Cooperation between the hospital and the state health agency enhanced prompt identification of the pathogen. Treatment comprising antimicrobial drugs, anthrax immune globulin, and pleural drainage led to full reco...

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Autores principales: Sprenkle, Mark D., Griffith, Jayne, Marinelli, William, Boyer, Anne E., Quinn, Conrad P., Pesik, Nicki T., Hoffmaster, Alex, Keenan, Joseph, Juni, Billie A., Blaney, David D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24447456
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.130245
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author Sprenkle, Mark D.
Griffith, Jayne
Marinelli, William
Boyer, Anne E.
Quinn, Conrad P.
Pesik, Nicki T.
Hoffmaster, Alex
Keenan, Joseph
Juni, Billie A.
Blaney, David D.
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description Bacillus anthracis was identified in a 61-year-old man hospitalized in Minnesota, USA. Cooperation between the hospital and the state health agency enhanced prompt identification of the pathogen. Treatment comprising antimicrobial drugs, anthrax immune globulin, and pleural drainage led to full recovery; however, the role of passive immunization in anthrax treatment requires further evaluation.
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spelling pubmed-39014922014-02-01 Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA Sprenkle, Mark D. Griffith, Jayne Marinelli, William Boyer, Anne E. Quinn, Conrad P. Pesik, Nicki T. Hoffmaster, Alex Keenan, Joseph Juni, Billie A. Blaney, David D. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Bacillus anthracis was identified in a 61-year-old man hospitalized in Minnesota, USA. Cooperation between the hospital and the state health agency enhanced prompt identification of the pathogen. Treatment comprising antimicrobial drugs, anthrax immune globulin, and pleural drainage led to full recovery; however, the role of passive immunization in anthrax treatment requires further evaluation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3901492/ /pubmed/24447456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.130245 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Sprenkle, Mark D.
Griffith, Jayne
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Hoffmaster, Alex
Keenan, Joseph
Juni, Billie A.
Blaney, David D.
Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title_full Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title_fullStr Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title_full_unstemmed Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title_short Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA
title_sort lethal factor and anti-protective antigen igg levels associated with inhalation anthrax, minnesota, usa
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24447456
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.130245
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