Publications by authors named "Ainura Kutmanova"
Article Synopsis
- * Infections can occur through contact with infected animals, contaminated products, or environmental spores, leading to various human forms of the disease, including a newly identified "injectional anthrax" among drug users with high mortality rates.
- * Treatment typically involves antibiotics like penicillin G or amoxicillin, with animal disease control essential for preventing human infections; vaccines are available but have limited use in humans.
Background: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines currently recommend triple-therapy antimicrobial treatment for anthrax meningitis. In the Kyrgyz Republic, a country with endemic anthrax, cutaneous anthrax patients are routinely hospitalized and treated successfully with only monotherapy or dual therapy. Clinical algorithms have been developed to identify patients with likely anthrax meningitis based on signs and symptoms alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman anthrax in Kyrgyz Republic: Epidemiology and clinical features.
J Infect Public Health
August 2020
Background: Bacillus anthracis infects both humans and animals which leads to anthrax disease. The disease is still a global issue as it occurs naturally and has a potential use for bioterrorism/bio-weapons agents. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and epidemiologic features of human anthrax that has been seen in Kyrgyzstan.
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