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Generalized tetanus: clinical case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Indexación: Web of Science; ScieloIntroducción: El tétanos es una enfermedad grave y potencialmente mortal, que afecta al sistema nervioso y causada por la bacteria Clostridium tetani.
Armijo M., José+2 more
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Recentes avanços e necessidades de pesquisa em tétano
O autor faz uma análise sobre a bacteriologia do Clostridium tetani, citando trabalhos recentes que evidenciam a termo-sensibilidade e a não-fermentação da glicose como características das cepas toxigências. Esclarece ainda diversos aspectos da patogenia
Walter Tavares
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Toxina botulínica A para o trismo no tétano cefálico [PDF]
Cephalic tetanus is a localized form of tetanus. As in generalized forms , trismus is a prominent feature of the disease, leading to considerable difficulty in feeding, swallowing of the saliva and mouth hygiene.
Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco de+1 more
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Neonatal tetanus, also known as tetanus neonatorum, occurs in young infants of inadequately immunized mothers. It is a kind of generalized tetanus that is exhibited mainly by prevention of the release of the inhibitory neurotransmitters (i.e ...
Itzhak Brook
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Tetanus trismus in a 2 year old child: Case report [PDF]
Tetanus is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. It occurs in children mainly in the unimmunized, due to parental ignorance and objection to vaccination.
Menon Narayanankutty Sunilkumar, Vadakut Krishnan Parvathy
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Spores of Clostridium engineered for clinical efficacy and safety cause regression and cure of tumors in vivo. [PDF]
Spores of some species of the strictly anaerobic bacteria Clostridium naturally target and partially lyse the hypoxic cores of tumors, which tend to be refractory to conventional therapies. The anti-tumor effect can be augmented by engineering strains to
Dubois, L+10 more
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Comparative genomic analyses reveal broad diversity in botulinum-toxin-producing Clostridia [PDF]
Background: Clostridium botulinum is a diverse group of bacteria characterized by the production of botulinum neurotoxin. Botulinum neurotoxins are classified into serotypes (BoNT/A-G), which are produced by six species/Groups of Clostridia, but the ...
Fernandez, Rafael A.+11 more
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A universal strategy for high-yield production of soluble and functional clostridial collagenases in E. coli [PDF]
Clostridial collagenases are foe and friend: on the one hand, these enzymes enable host infiltration and colonization by pathogenic clostridia, and on the other hand, they are valuable biotechnological tools due to their capacity to degrade various types
Dorota Nüss+6 more
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Case Report Of Severe Generalized Tetanus In a 18 y/o Patient
Tetanus is a life-threatening neurologic disease caused by an infectious agent, Clostridium Tetani, and is one of the infectious diseases that is preventable by vaccination. Tetanus is characterized by painful muscle spasm and increased muscle tone, that
Razeah Rastegar, Farhad Abbasi
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Seroprevalence of Clostridium tetani in Donkeys in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Tetanus is an acute non-contagious and infectious disease caused by Clostridium tetani exotoxins that affect many animal species and humans. It is associated with high mortality rate, ranging from 58% to 80% in Equidae.
O. Emmanuel+4 more
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