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Anthrax meningitis screening tool

Screening tool to identify potential anthrax meningitis cases by presenting signs and symptoms after a mass casualty event when diagnostic capability is limited.

Abbreviations: CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; CT = computed tomography

(Source: Bower WA, Yu Y, Person MK, et al. CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023. MMWR Recomm Rep 2023;72(6):1-47. Adapted from Figure 2 in: Binney S, Person MK, Traxler RM, Cook R, Bower WA, Hendricks K. Algorithms for the identification of anthrax meningitis during a mass casualty event based on a systematic review of systemic anthrax from 1880 through 2018. Clin Infect Dis 2022;75(Suppl 3):S468-77. Public domain.)

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