BIOS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Immunohistochemistry, Mediastinitis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Document Summary
Eschar: the story of the new york city department of health 2001 anthrax investigation (sanku et al. , 2017) One case of anthrax is considered an outbreak; first case is found in florida. Confirm diagnosis 1st case had meningitis and mediastinitis the major clinical findings of inhalational anthrax. Cdc, fbi, department of defense, laboratories in neighboring states, new york. The first case patient"s work was sealed off as a crime scene, and subsequently tested positive for b. anthracis (inhalational anthrax) New york: pcr of the skin biopsies of one suspected nbc case and pcr of the suspicious letters containing white powder tested negative for b. anthracis however, immunohistochemical stains of the biopsy was positive (cutaneous anthrax) Figuring out the exact trail and possible contact with other mail that the letters had. Lab testing of second nbc threat letter positive. One more case was attributed to cross contamination of mail. Point of distribution clinics mobilized to dispense prophylactic antibiotics in new.
