Anthrax
Alternate Names : Ragpicker's Disease, Wool Sorter's Disease
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Anthrax Diagnosis & Tests
- The appropriate tests to diagnose anthrax depend on the type of disease suspected (cutaneous, inhalational, or gastrointestinal).
- If cutaneous anthrax is suspected, a culture of the skin lesion will be done to identify the bacteria that causes anthrax.
- If inhalational anthrax is suspected, a chest X-ray, blood cultures, sputum cultures, spinal tap for CSF culture, and gram stain may be performed. Samples may need to be sent to a special lab for more definitive testing, including PCR, immunoflourescence, and immunohistochemistry.
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