Lethal factor and anti-protective antigen IgG levels associated with inhalation anthrax, Minnesota, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 310-314

  Sprenkle, Mark D ^a   Griffith, Jayne ^b   Marinelli, William ^a   Boyer, Anne E ^c   Quinn, Conrad P ^c   Pesik, Nicki T ^c   Hoffmaster, Alex ^c   Keenan, Joseph ^d   Juni, Billie A ^b   Blaney, David D ^c  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Minnesota Department of Health   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ANTHRAX IMMUNE GLOBULIN; ANTI-PA; ANTI-PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CRITICAL CARE; INHALATION ANTHRAX; LETHAL FACTOR; MINNESOTA; USA; ZOONOSES;

ANTHRAX; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DRAINAGE, POSTURAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892575881     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.130245     Document Type: Article

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