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The Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Toxigenic Clostridium tetani Infection: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021
Tetanus arises from wound contamination with Clostridium tetani, but approximately one fifth of patients have no discernable entry wound. Clostridium tetani is culturable from animal feces, suggesting the gastrointestinal tract could be an endogenous ...
Hao NV, Huyen NNM, Ny NTH, Trang VTN, Hoang NVM, Thuy DB, Nguyen NT, Lieu PT, Duong HTH, Thuy TTD, Nhat PTH, Tam DTH, Boni MF, Yen LM, Tan LV, Thanh TT, Campbell J, Thwaites CL.   +17 more
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Comparative pathogenomic analysis reveals a highly tetanus toxin-producing clade of <i>Clostridium tetani</i> isolates in Japan. [PDF]

mSphere, 2023
Shitada C, Sekizuka T, Yamamoto A, Sakamoto C, Hashino M, Kuroda M, Takahashi M.   +6 more
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Clostridium Tetani Bacteremia From a Suspected Cutaneous Source. [PDF]

Cureus, 2022
Kazadi D, Zychowski D, Skipper C, Teravskis P, Hansen GT, Ordaya EE.   +5 more
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Regulation of Clostridium tetani Neurotoxin Expression by Culture Conditions. [PDF]

Toxins (Basel), 2022
Pennings JLA, Abachin E, Esson R, Hodemaekers H, Francotte A, Claude JB, Vanhee C, Uhlrich S, Vandebriel RJ.   +8 more
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The Reliability of Anamnestic Data in the Management of Clostridium Tetani Infection in Elderly. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne), 2021
Savioli G, Ceresa IF, Giordano M, Ferrari I, Varesi A, Floris V, Esposito C, Croesi B, Ricevuti G, Calvi M, Bressan MA, Oddone E.   +11 more
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Rapid Detection of Clostridium tetani by Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Using an Exo Probe. [PDF]

J Microbiol Biotechnol, 2022
Guo M, Feng P, Zhang L, Feng C, Fu J, Pu X, Liu F.   +6 more
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HLA-DR3 restricted environmental epitopes from the bacterium Clostridium tetani have T cell cross-reactivity to the SLE-related autoantigen SmD. [PDF]

Front Immunol, 2022
Zhao Z, Anderson AN, Kannapell CC, Kwok WW, Gaskin F, Fu SM.   +5 more
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Generalized Tetanus in an Unvaccinated Adult Following Foot Injury: A Case Report

Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Tetanus is an acute and potentially fatal infection caused by Clostridium tetani, characterized by profound neuromuscular involvement. Although effective treatment options remain limited, tetanus remains a significant public health concern because it is ...
Ekrem Salduz, Funda Memişoğlu, Ferhat Özer   +2 more
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Pantothenate kinase: A promising therapeutic target against pathogenic Clostridium species

Heliyon
Current treatment of clostridial infections includes broad-spectrum antibiotics and antitoxins, yet antitoxins are ineffective against all Clostridiumspecies.
Soharth Hasnat, M. Nazmul Hoque, M Murshida Mahbub, Tahsin Islam Sakif, A.D.A. Shahinuzzaman, Tofazzal Islam   +5 more
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O Clostridium tetani e o tétano

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1973
Walter Tavares
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