Antrax: Evaluation of 68 Cases
Sixty-eight anthrax cases admitted to our clinic, from June 1986 to June 1996, were evaluated in respect to clinical findings, therapy methods and prognosis. Patients were 15-63 years old, 31 of them were female and 37 were male. It was understood that from August to October, in three months, there...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
1997-03-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=1997-2-1-051-054.pdf |
| Summary: | Sixty-eight anthrax cases admitted to our clinic, from June 1986 to June 1996, were evaluated in respect to clinical findings, therapy methods and prognosis. Patients were 15-63 years old, 31 of them were female and 37 were male. It was understood that from August to October, in three months, there was an increase in anthrax cases. A history of direct contact with animals was obtained in 46 (68%) cases. Incubation period of our cases was 1-9 (average : 3.8) days. The whole cases were cutaneous anthrax; 41 of them were malignant pustule, and 27 were malignant edema. Bacillus anthracis was seen on Gram stain smears in 20 cases (29%). Vesicular fluid culture was positive in 12 cases. Both the culture and Gram stain smear was positive in 9 of these cases. Procain penicillin was used for 7 days in the treatment of patients with malignant pustula. For the therapy of malignant edema patients penicillin G was started and then continued with procain penicillin with the addition of prednisolon for 10 days. The average time of hospitalization was 9.5 days and the mortality rate was 1.5%. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |