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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.