Volume 9, Number 4—April 2003
Dispatch
Fear of Bioterrorism and Implications for Public Health Preparedness
Mark S. Dworkin*
, Xinfang Ma*, and Roman G. Golash*
, Xinfang Ma*, and Roman G. Golash*Table 2
Results of 28 human specimens submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Laboratories (Chicago laboratory) for Bacillus anthracis testing, October–December 2001a
| Organism | No. (%) | Source (no.) |
|---|---|---|
| B. cereus |
5 (17.9) |
Blood (3), nasal (2) |
| B. megaterium |
4 (14.3) |
Blood (2), leg wound (1), abdominal fluid (1) |
| B. subtilis |
2 (7.1) |
Blood (2) |
| B. brevis |
1 (3.6) |
Wound (1) |
| B. coagulans |
1 (3.6) |
Blood (1) |
| B. firmus |
1 (3.6) |
Blood (1) |
| B. pumulus |
1 (3.6) |
Blood (1) |
| Paenibacillus macerans |
1 (3.6) |
Unspecified |
| Bacillus species, other (not speciated) |
12 (42.9) |
Blood (8), nasal (1), body fluid (1), cerebrospinal fluid (1), unspecified (1) |
| B. anthracis | — | — |
aAfter preliminary testing at an Illinois laboratory could not rule out B. anthracis.
