Anthrax — Worldwide/Unknown
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released updated guidelines for treating and preventing anthrax in adults and pregnant women, recommending, among other things, the simultaneous use of antimicrobial drugs and antitoxin in patients who have systemic disease.
The 2 sets of guidelines were published 17 Jan 2014 in Emerging Infectious Diseases. They were prepared by multidisciplinary expert panels that met in 2011 and 2012.
The adult report says that before
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