Recommended Specimens for Microbiology and Pathology for Diagnosis of Anthrax

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 01/30/2017 This Web page discusses cutaneous, gastrointestinal, inhalation, injection, and meningeal anthrax that can be diagnosed using a combination of microbiology and pathology testing methods. It makes recommendations about specimens that should be collected for any patient with symptoms compatible with anthrax, with or without a confirmed epidemiological link to a known or high risk exposure. It discusses recommended specimens by clinical presentation, and recommended specimens by specimen type. (Text)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news