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What is the treatment for anthrax exposure?
All types of anthrax infection can be treated with antibiotics, including intravenous antibiotics (medicine given through the vein). If someone has symptoms of anthrax, it's important to get medical care as quickly as possible to have the best chances of a full recovery.
What happens if you are exposed to anthrax?
It begins with nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and fever. Those symptoms are followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea. Early antibiotic treatment is important if you have intestinal anthrax. Inhalation anthrax begins with flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, muscle aches).
What antibiotics are used to treat anthrax?
Antibiotics to Prevent Anthrax After Exposure When the anthrax can't grow anymore, it dies. Two of the antibiotics that could be used to prevent anthrax are: Ciprofloxacin. Doxycycline.
Do you isolate for anthrax exposure?
Guidance. Standard precautions are needed for most Anthrax exposure, use contact precautions for cutaneous and gastrointestinal anthrax if diarrhea is not contained. Precautions are explained, along with information on the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Is there a vaccine for anthrax?
There is a vaccine that can help prevent anthrax, a serious infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. However, this vaccine is not typically available for the general public. It is only recommended for people who are at an increased risk of coming into contact with or have already been exposed to B.
What is first line treatment for anthrax?
Cutaneous Anthrax Treatment Protocol* †—Ciprofloxacin or doxycycline should be considered first-line therapy. Amoxicillin, 500 mg orally three times daily or 80 mg per kg per day divided every eight hours for children, is an option for completion of therapy after clinical improvement.
Is penicillin used to treat anthrax?
Penicillin is the preferred agent to treat inhalational anthrax and anthrax meningitis. Use meningeal doses for inhalational anthrax because meningitis is often also present. For bioterrorist anthrax, use any quinolone or doxycycline for 1-2 weeks. Clindamycin may be added for its anti-exotoxin effect.
Is penicillin a cure for anthrax?
Cases of gastrointestinal and cutaneous anthrax can be treated with ciprofloxacin or doxycycline for 60 days. Penicillin such as amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate may be used to complete the course if the strain is susceptible.