Abstract | BACKGROUND: The clinical features, therapy and outcome of anthrax cases from the Elazig province (the eastern Anatolian region) of Turkey seen in our clinic over an 8-year period were reviewed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The records of 25 anthrax cases observed in our clinic during the period January 1994 to April 2002 were examined. RESULTS: DISCUSSION:
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Authors | K Demirdag, M Ozden, Y Saral, A Kalkan, S S Kilic, A Ozdarendeli |
Journal | Infection
(Infection)
Vol. 31
Issue 5
Pg. 327-30
(Oct 2003)
ISSN: 0300-8126 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 14556058
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Anthrax
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Bacillus anthracis
(isolation & purification)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Rural Population
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sex Distribution
- Skin Diseases, Bacterial
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Survival Rate
- Turkey
(epidemiology)
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