Death due to bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: Report of 2 Patients

JAMA

Volumn 286, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 2554-2559

  Borio, Luciana ^a,c   Frank, Dennis ^d   Mani, Venkat ^f   Chiriboga, Carlos ^f   Pollanen, Michael ^e   Ripple, Mary ^b   Ali, Syed ^d   DiAngelo, Constance ^e   Lee, Jacqueline ^e   Arden, Jonathan ^e   Titus, Jack ^b   Fowler, David ^b   O'Toole, Tara ^a   Masur, Henry ^c   Bartlett, John ^a   Inglesby, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Greater Southeast Community Hospital   (United States)

^e Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Washington DC   (United States)

^f Southern Maryland Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; FAMOTIDINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PROMETHAZINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOPSY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOVERNMENT; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035965626     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.20.2554     Document Type: Article

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