Fatal Inhalational Anthrax in a 94-Year-Old Connecticut Woman
Barakat LA, Quentzel HL, Jernigan JA, Kirschke DL, Griffith K, Spear SM, Kelley K, Barden D, Mayo D, Stephens DS, Popovic T, Marston C, Zaki SR, Guarner J, Shieh WJ, Carver HW, Meyer RF, Swerdlow DL, Mast EE, Hadler JL, Team F. Fatal Inhalational Anthrax in a 94-Year-Old Connecticut Woman. JAMA 2002, 287: 863-868. PMID: 11851578, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.7.863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnthraxAutopsyBacillus anthracisBioterrorismConnecticutDNA, BacterialEnvironmental ExposureFatal OutcomeFemaleHemorrhageHumansLymph NodesMediastinal DiseasesMediastinumNecrosisPleural EffusionPulmonary EdemaRadiographyRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory Tract InfectionsSpores, BacterialConceptsClinical courseInhalational anthraxBioterrorism-related inhalational anthraxMediastinal lymph nodesPatient's clinical courseAdministration of antibioticsSources of exposureRespiratory insufficiencyAntibiotic therapyIll patientsLymph nodesClinical featuresPleural effusionPulmonary edemaBlood culturesConnecticut womenDiagnostic testsPatientsB anthracisWomenExposureBacteremiaEdemaAnthraxEffusion