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Glossary
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- AVA
- anthrax vaccine adsorbed
- bid
- twice daily
- CBC
- complete blood count
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CFUs
- colony-forming units
- CNS
- central nervous system
- CSF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CT
- computed tomography
- DFA
- direct fluorescent antibody
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- ELISA
- enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
- GI
- gastrointestinal
- iv
- intravenous
- IBD
- inflammatory bowel disease
- IgG
- immunoglobulin G
- LFTs
- liver function tests
- po
- oral
- PCN
- penicillin
- PCP
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
- qd
- every day
- RSV
- respiratory syncytial virus
Terms
- Anthrax
- Caused by Bacillus anthracis. The disease occurs in three forms: cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and inhalational. Anthrax is identified by laboratory-confirmed isolation of B. anthracis from an infected tissue or by at least two other supportive laboratory tests in a patient with clinically compatible signs of anthrax (58).
- Bacillus anthracis
- The etiologic agent of anthrax. It is a rod-shaped bacterium that is nonmotile, produces spores, and is gram positive.
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| Barbara Robinson-Dunn, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Demetrios N. Kyriacou, MD, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Niklas Mackler, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Sandro Cinti, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. |
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