title: Anthrax meningitis: case report and review.
abstract: We report a case of meningitis caused by Bacillus anthracis. Although this agent appears to be a rare pathogen, it should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of haemorrhagic meningitis cases owing to the high mortality rate associated with it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ataturk University, Medical School Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tasyaran
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertek
authors.forename: Kasim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000881:Anthrax / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*