Anthrax

References

Citations

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Anthrax. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 196–199. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  2. Southwick FS (2004). Infections due to gram-positive bacilli. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine, section 7, chap. 4. New York: WebMD.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001). Considerations for distinguishing influenza-like illness from inhalational anthrax. MMWR, 50(44): 985–987.

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). Notice to readers: Use of anthrax vaccine in response to terrorism. Supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR, 51(45): 1024–1026.

  5. Shulman JA, Blumberg HM (2004). Anthrax. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 1870–1875. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Public Health Association (2004). Anthrax. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th ed., pp. 20–25. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

  • Duchin J (2004). Anthrax section of Bioterrorism. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 8, chap. 5, pp. 7–13. New York: WebMD.

  • Inglesby TV, et al. (2002). Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: Updated recommendations for management. JAMA, 287(17): 2236–2252.

  • Lucey D (2005). Bacillus anthracis (anthrax). In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., pp. 2485–2491. Philadelphia: Elsevier.


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Author: Sabra L. Katz-WiseLast Updated: July 31, 2006
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