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.