Anthrax Therapy
Management of anthrax meningitis reviewed
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 26th, 2005
According to recent research from the United States, "Meningitis due to infection with Bacillus anthracis is considered an infrequent manifestation of the disease but one associated with high mortality. The bioterrorism event in the U.S. in the autumn of 2001 demonstrated our need for a better understanding of anthrax meningitis, as well as management and antimicrobial therapy. However, human clinical trials are not possible and animal experiments to guide such therapy are limited."
"An approach to the treatment of anthrax...
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