Field-based PCR for rapid diagnosis of cutaneous anthrax in the deployed setting using the joint biological agent identification and diagnostic system

Anthrax is occasionally encountered by U.S. military physicians in the deployed setting, where limited resources make it difficult to obtain laboratory confirmation. We present a case of cutaneous anthrax diagnosed using a ruggedized polymerase chain reaction device in austere combat conditions.

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 178; no. 8; pp. e944 - e947
Main Authors Pace, Sarah, Steigelman, Daniel, Norton, Scott A, Krivda, Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.08.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Afghan Campaign 2001
Anthrax
Anthrax - diagnosis
Anthrax - drug therapy
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Armed forces
Bacillus anthracis - genetics
Bacillus anthracis - isolation & purification
Biological & chemical terrorism
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
Clindamycin - therapeutic use
Edema
Erythema
Hospitals
Humans
Laboratories
Male
Medical imaging
Military Personnel
Plasmids
Polymerase chain reaction
Polymerase Chain Reaction - instrumentation
Public health
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy
United States > US
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Summary:Anthrax is occasionally encountered by U.S. military physicians in the deployed setting, where limited resources make it difficult to obtain laboratory confirmation. We present a case of cutaneous anthrax diagnosed using a ruggedized polymerase chain reaction device in austere combat conditions.
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ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00062