Comparative pathogenomics of Clostridium tetani [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Clostridium tetani and Clostridium botulinum produce two of the most potent neurotoxins known, tetanus neurotoxin and botulinum neurotoxin, respectively.
James E Keller, Rong-Fong Shen, Wells Wu
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Regulatory Networks Controlling Neurotoxin Synthesis in Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani are Gram-positive, spore-forming, and anaerobic bacteria that produce the most potent neurotoxins, botulinum toxin (BoNT) and tetanus toxin (TeNT), responsible for flaccid and spastic paralysis, respectively ...
Michel R. Popoff, Holger Brüggemann
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Clostridium tetani bacteraemia in the plague area in France: Two cases [PDF]
Current Research in Microbial SciencesClostridium tetani (C. tetani) bacteraemia is a rare situation, with only four case reports in the literature. Fourteen teeth from the 1590 plague site in Fédons, France, were surface decontaminated before the pulp was cultured under strict anaerobiosis ...
M.A. Boualam +6 more
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Infection in a Geriatric Patient: Do Not Let Your Guard Off! [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium tetani toxin. Although easily preventable through vaccination, over 73,000 new infections and 35,000 deaths due to tetanus occurred worldwide in 2019, with higher rates in countries with healthcare ...
Alessandra Piscitelli +9 more
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An Assessment of the Presence of Clostridium tetani in the Soil and on Other Surfaces [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Standard emergency medicine practice includes tetanus vaccine administration as part of wound care management for patients who are not fully immunized.
Michael Shalaby +6 more
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Genome of a chronic osteitis-causing Clostridium tetani [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2014 We sequenced the genome of a Clostridium tetani strain that caused chronic tibial osteitis without any clinical sign of tetanus in a 26-year-old man previously vaccinated against this disease.
P.-E. Fournier +6 more
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More than a Toxin: Protein Inventory of Clostridium tetani Toxoid Vaccines [PDF]
Proteomes, 2019 Clostridium tetani is the etiological agent of tetanus, a life-threatening bacterial infection. The most efficient protection strategy against tetanus is a vaccination with the C.
Jens Möller +2 more
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Risk of infection in an elderly patient following hemorrhoid ligation [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Tetanus after gastrointestinal surgery is an extremely rare but very dangerous disease caused by infection with Clostridium tetani . Tetanus can occur due to bacterial infection during surgery or dressing change, or the bacteria may exist in the patient ...
Xiaofei Lai +2 more
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Tetanus Toxin Synthesis is Under the Control of A Complex Network of Regulatory Genes in Clostridium tetani [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Clostridium tetani produces a potent neurotoxin, the tetanus toxin (TeNT), which is responsible for an often-fatal neurological disease (tetanus) characterized by spastic paralysis.
Diana Chapeton-Montes +12 more
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Detection of Clostridium tetani in human clinical samples using tetX specific primers targeting the neurotoxin [PDF]
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2016 Summary: Tetanus resulting from ear injury remains an important health problem, particularly in the developing world. We report the successful detection of Clostridium tetani using tetX specific primers targeting the Cl. tetani neurotoxin. The sample was
Madhu Ganesh +5 more
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