Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: The first 10 cases reported in the United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 933-944

  Jernigan, John A ^a,h   Stephens, David S ^a,b   Ashford, David A ^a   Omenaca, Carlos ^c   Topiel, Martin S ^d   Galbraith, Mark ^e   Tapper, Michael ^f   Fisk, Tamara L ^a,b   Zaki, Sherif ^a   Popovic, Tanja ^a   Meyer, Richard F ^a   Quinn, Conrad P ^a   Harper, Scott A ^a   Fridkin, Scott K ^a   Sejvar, James J ^a   Shepard, Colin W ^a   McConnell, Michelle ^a   Guarner, Jeannette ^a   Shieh, Wun Ju ^a   Malecki, Jean M ^g   Gerberding, Julie L ^a   Hughes, James M ^a   Perkins, Bradley A ^a   Aguilar, J ⁱ   Andre, M ⁱ   Baggett, K ⁱ   Bell, B ⁱ   Bell, D ⁱ   Bowen, M ⁱ   Carlone, G ⁱ   Cetron, M ⁱ   Chamany, S ⁱ   De, B ⁱ   Elie, C ⁱ   Fischer, M ⁱ   Hoffmaster, A ⁱ   Glynn, K ⁱ   Gorwitz, R ⁱ   Greene, C ⁱ   Hajjeh, R ⁱ   Hilger, T ⁱ   Kelly, J ⁱ   Khabbaz, R ⁱ   Khan, A ⁱ   Kozarsky, P ⁱ   Kuehnert, M ⁱ   Lingappa, J ⁱ   Marston, C ⁱ   Nicholson, J ⁱ   Ostroff, S ⁱ   Parker, T ⁱ   Petersen, L ⁱ   Pinner, R ⁱ   Rosenstein, N ⁱ   Schuchat, A ⁱ   Semenova, V ⁱ   Steiner, S ⁱ   Tenover, F ⁱ   Tierney, B ⁱ   Uyeki, T ⁱ   Vong, S ⁱ   Warnock, D ⁱ   Spak, C ⁱ   Jernigan, D ⁱ   Friedman, C ⁱ   Ripple, M ⁱ   Patel, D ⁱ   Pillai, S ⁱ   Wiersma, S ⁱ   Labinson, R ⁱ   Kamal, L ⁱ   Bresnitz, E ⁱ   Layton, M ⁱ   DiFerdinando, G ⁱ   Kumar, S ⁱ   Lurie, P ⁱ   Nalluswami, K ⁱ   Hathcock, L ⁱ   Siegel, L ⁱ   Adams, S ⁱ   Walks, I ⁱ   Davies Coles, J ⁱ   Richardson, M ⁱ   Berry, K ⁱ   Peterson, E ⁱ   Stroube, R ⁱ   Hochman, H ⁱ   Pomeranz, M ⁱ   Friedman Kien, A ⁱ   Frank, D ⁱ   Bersoff Matcha, S ⁱ   Rosenthal, J ⁱ   Fatteh, N ⁱ   Gurtman, A ⁱ   Brechner, R ⁱ   Chiriboga, C ⁱ   Eisold, J ⁱ   Martin, G ⁱ   Cahill, K ⁱ   Fried, R ⁱ   Grossman, M ⁱ   Borkowsky, W ⁱ   more..

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cedars Medical Center Miami   (United States)

^d Virtua Health   (United States)

^e Winchester Medical Center   (United States)

^f LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Palm Beach Co Pub Hlth Department   (United States)

^h NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DILTIAZEM; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCUBATION TIME; INHALATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; PLEURA EFFUSION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035202697     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0706.010604     Document Type: Article

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