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Consult appropriate specialists for help in managing patients infected with anthrax.  |
- Obtain consultation with:
- An infectious diseases specialist in patients with inhalational, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and meningeal anthrax for help with antibiotic treatment
- A pulmonologist in patients with inhalational anthrax who may require thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, or ventilator management
- A dermatologist in patients with severe cutaneous anthrax as needed
- A gastroenterologist in patients with GI anthrax who may require specialized management of bleeding or ascites
- A hospital infection control expert and a department of public health representative because anthrax is a reportable disease
- Notify public health and hospital infection control officers immediately about suspected cases of anthrax.
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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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