TY - JOUR AU - Sprenkle, Mark AU - Griffith, Jayne AU - Marinelli, William AU - Boyer, Anne AU - Quinn, Conrad AU - Pesik, Nicki AU - Hoffmaster, Alex AU - Keenan, Joseph AU - Juni, Billie AU - Blaney, David T1 - Lethal Factor and Anti-Protective Antigen IgG Levels Associated with Inhalation Anthrax, Minnesota, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 310 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Bacillus anthracis was identified in a 61-year-old man hospitalized in Minnesota, USA. Cooperation between the hospital and the state health agency enhanced prompt identification of the pathogen. Treatment comprising antimicrobial drugs, anthrax immune globulin, and pleural drainage led to full recovery; however, the role of passive immunization in anthrax treatment requires further evaluation. KW - Inhalation anthrax KW - anthrax KW - anthrax immune globulin KW - critical care KW - anti-protective antigen KW - anti-PA KW - lethal factor KW - Minnesota KW - USA KW - Bacillus anthracis KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2002.130245 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/2/13-0245_article ER - End of Reference