pXO1 is a plasmid that encodes anthrax toxin and other virulence factors.
Testing can be performed through a laboratory in the state's Laboratory Response Network.
Infections caused by anthrax-like bacteria include:
(1) skin
(2) pneumonia
(3) gastrointestinal
(4) sepsis
A patient infected with one of these species should receive anthrax antitoxin in addition to antibiotics. Raxibacumab is a monoclonal antibody approved for inhalation anthrax.
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