oxytetracycline--anhydrous and Anthrax

Anthrax is primarily seen in the developing countries, but it can be a worldwide medical concern due to bioterrorism threats. Palpebral anthrax is a rare form of cutaneous anthrax. Untreated cutaneous anthrax can be lethal. Patients with palpebral anthrax can develop complications including cicatrisation and ectropion. Thus, anthrax should be considered in differential diagnosis for patients presenting with preseptal cellulitis in high-risk regions. Herein, we report three anthrax cases (with different age) involving eyelids that were cured without any complications due to early diagnosis and treatment.

Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus anthracis; Child; Eyelids; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Oxytetracycline; Penicillin G; Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biomedical Research; Communicable Diseases; History, 20th Century; Humans; Mexico; Oxytetracycline; Smallpox; Typhoid Fever

Topics: Abattoirs; Adult; Animals; Anthrax; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Doxycycline; Humans; Male; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Medicine; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Skin Diseases, Infectious; Zoonoses

Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Anthrax; Chad; Female; Humans; Insect Vectors; Male; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Prognosis; Sex Factors

Topics: Animals; Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus anthracis; Chloramphenicol; Chlortetracycline; Humans; Kanamycin; Mice; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Streptomycin; Tetracycline

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anthrax; Chlortetracycline; Diagnosis, Differential; Edema; Female; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Sulfonamides

Quantitative measurements of mean time to death, percentage of survivors, and viable cell populations in the whole body were employed to determine the effects of penicillin, dihydrostreptomycin, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, chloramphenicol, and antiserum on the course of anthrax infection in mice. By all parameters tested, penicillin and dihydrostreptomycin were most effective in the treatment of the disease. Therapy initiated in the later stages of the disease was more effective than that initiated in the earlier stages. Quantitative studies indicated that it was more difficult to eliminate organisms from the kidney than from any other organ or tissue. These measurements for the evaluation of antibiotic therapy are suggested for the study of other bacterial diseases.

Topics: Animals; Anthrax; Chloramphenicol; Chlortetracycline; Dihydrostreptomycin Sulfate; Immunization, Passive; Mice; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins

Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus anthracis; In Vitro Techniques; Oxytetracycline; Pharmacology; Research; Streptomycin

Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Chlortetracycline; Erythromycin; Humans; Oxytetracycline; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; Tetracycline

Topics: Animals; Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Horse Diseases; Horses; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins

Topics: Animals; Anthrax; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Horse Diseases; Horses; Oxytetracycline