Index case of fatal inhalational anthrax due to bioterrorism in the United States

N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 29;345(22):1607-10. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa012948. Epub 2001 Nov 8.

Authors

L M Bush¹, B H Abrams, A Beall, C C Johnson

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Disease Associates, J.F.K. Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida, USA.

PMID: 11704685
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa012948

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anthrax / cerebrospinal fluid
Anthrax / diagnosis*
Bacillus anthracis / isolation & purification*
Bioterrorism*
Blood Chemical Analysis
Cerebrospinal Fluid / immunology
Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Florida
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Male
Mediastinum / diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Newspapers as Topic
Occupational Exposure
Radiography
Respiratory Tract Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
Spores, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
United States