Welder's Anthrax: A Tale of 2 Cases.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 Oct 17

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Bacillus anthracis has traditionally been considered the etiologic agent of anthrax. However, anthrax-like illness has been documented in welders and other metal workers infected with Bacillus cereus group spp. harboring pXO1 virulence genes that produce anthrax toxins. We present 2 recent cases of severe pneumonia in welders with B. cereus group infections and discuss potential risk factors for infection and treatment options, including antitoxin. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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Katherine Hendricks, Roosecelis Brasil Martines, Hannah Bielamowicz, Anne E Boyer, Stephen Long, Paul Byers, Robyn A Stoddard, Kathryn Taylor, Cari Beesley Kolton, Maribel Gallegos-Candela, Christine Roberts, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes, Johanna Salzer, Patrick Dawson, Dannette Brown, Lindsey Templeton-LeBouf, Ryan C Maves, Chris Gulvik, David Lonsway, John R Barr, William A Bower, Alex Hoffmaster. Welder's Anthrax: A Tale of 2 Cases. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2022 Oct 17;75(Suppl 3):S354-S363