There are four types of anthrax—cutaneous, injection, inhalation and gastrointestinal—which occur when the bacteria enter ...

Our experience indicates that the newer antibiotics, aureomycin, Chloromycetin and terramycin, are efficacious therapeutic agents for the cutaneous manifestations of anthrax infection. Our ...

Anthrax can manifest in three main forms: cutaneous (skin), inhalation, and gastrointestinal. Cutaneous anthrax is the most common form, accounting for over 95% of cases worldwide, occurs when ...

In Canada, inhalational anthrax exposure would lead to initiation of post-exposure prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin 500mg orally twice daily for 45 to 60 days. In cases of cutaneous exposure with no ...

George G. Zhanel, Winnipeg, MB Anthrax is a rare disease in the United Kingdom with fewer than one case per annum being reported over the last 20 years. Most cases have been cutaneous and were ...