Evaluation of the anthraxin skin test for diagnosis of acute and past human anthrax
Evaluation of the anthraxin skin test for diagnosis of acute and past human anthrax
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DOI：
10.1007/bf01591362
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发表时间：
1996-03-01
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Rubinstein, E
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作者：
Shlyakhov, E;Rubinstein, E
A skin test for the diagnosis of human anthrax was evaluated as an alternative to bacteriological confirmation of human anthrax, which is possible in 10-40% of cases within the first three weeks of the disease only. The anthraxin skin test, which detects anthrax cell-mediated immunity, was positive in 81.8% of cases in the first three days of the disease, and in 97-99% of cases in the next two to three weeks, The positivity rate was 98.5% in the first 1.5 months of convalescence, 92.8% in the next 3 years, 82.8% in the following 4 to 15 years, and 72.7% 16 to 31 years after recovery. Thus, the anthraxin skin test appears to be a valuable method for early diagnosis of acute anthrax as well as the only method available for retrospective diagnosis of human anthrax.
