Welder's Anthrax: A Tale of 2 Cases.

Katherine HendricksRoosecelis Brasil MartinesHannah BielamowiczAnne E BoyerStephen LongPaul ByersRobyn A StoddardKathryn TaylorCari Beesley KoltonMaribel Gallegos-CandelaChristine RobertsMarlene DeLeon-CarnesJohanna SalzerPatrick DawsonDannette BrownLindsey Templeton-LeBoufRyan C MavesChris GulvikDavid LonswayJohn R BarrWilliam A BowerAlex Hoffmaster

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

Bacillus anthracis has traditionally been considered the etiologic agent of anthrax. However, anthrax-like illness has been documented in welders and other metal workers infected with Bacillus cereus group spp. harboring pXO1 virulence genes that produce anthrax toxins. We present 2 recent cases of severe pneumonia in welders with B. cereus group infections and discuss potential risk factors for infection and treatment options, including antitoxin.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
bacillus subtilis
early onset
genome wide
biofilm formation
intensive care unit
risk assessment
cystic fibrosis
human health
bioinformatics analysis
respiratory failure