Anthrax infection
MONDO:0005119An infection caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria. It may affect the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, or skin. Patients with lung infection present with fever, headaches, cough, chest pain and shortness of breath. Patients with gastrointestinal infection present with nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Patients with skin infection develop blisters and ulcers.
Also known as: Bacillus anthracis caused disease or disorder, Bacillus anthracis disease or disorder, Bacillus anthracis infectious disease, anthrax, anthrax disease
20 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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New cocktail of charcoal and laxative could speed up poison recovery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether giving a combination of activated charcoal and polyethylene glycol (a laxative) can reduce the amount of toxic drugs absorbed in the gut for people with severe poisoning in intensive care. Two hundred adults on ventilators will be randomly assigned to get…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can charcoal speed up poison recovery? new study aims to find out
Disease control Recruiting nowThis pilot study is testing whether giving activated charcoal within 6 hours of swallowing a poisonous substance can prevent the poison from getting worse and shorten hospital stays. About 100 adults and children who have ingested a substance that charcoal can absorb will be rand…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Laval University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Charcoal filters in cigarettes: safer or just a marketing gimmick?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at whether charcoal-filtered cigarettes change how people smoke and how much harmful chemicals they breathe in. About 252 adult smokers who smoke at least 5 cigarettes a day will be randomly assigned to smoke either charcoal-filtered or regular cigarettes for 4 w…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC