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Inhalational Anthrax and Bioterrorism: Key Recommendations for Acute Respiratory Failure

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Anthrax is caused by exposure to Bacillus anthracis an aerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterial infection that most commonly infects herbivore mammals. Human infection occurs in those with close exposure to infected animal products. In fact, the first reported cases of anthrax, during the mid-1800s, were related to the textile and tanning industries in both England and Germany [1]. Infections were first documented in mill workers who were frequently exposed to imported animal fibers contaminated with B. anthracis spores.

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  1. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Bushra Mina MD, FCCP, FACP

  2. Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Peter Abdelmessieh DO/MS

  3. Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA

    Mary Jane Reed MD, FACS, FCCM, FCCP

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Mina, B., Abdelmessieh, P., Reed, M.J. (2014). Inhalational Anthrax and Bioterrorism: Key Recommendations for Acute Respiratory Failure. In: Esquinas, A. (eds) Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1496-4_19

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