Sandbox JA

Medical Therapy

The treatment of anthrax infection includes antimicrobial and antitoxin agents. This treatment and postexposure prophylaxis differs from other bacterial infections because:

• Production of toxin
• Potential for antimicrobial drug resistance
• Frequent occurrence of meningitis
• Presence of latent spores must be taken into account when selecting postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) or a combination of antimicrobial drugs for treatment of anthrax.