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Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 2000 O Tétano é uma doença infecciosa de distribuição mundial. Em Portugal a mortalidade é ainda relevante. O Tétano é mais comum no adulto, no sexo feminino e aumenta o risco na população com mais de 30 anos.
Eugénia Enes Da Silva +1 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 INTRODUÇÃO: O tétano continua sendo um grave problema de saúde pública nos países em desenvolvimento. No Brasil, apesar dos avanços tecnológicos, não houve um decréscimo significativo da taxa de letalidade nos últimos anos.
Fábio Fernandes Neves +5 more
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Immunodeficiency in a Child with Rapadilino Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Immunology, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Rapadilino syndrome is a genetic disease characterized by a characteristic clinical tableau. It is caused by mutations in RECQL4 gene. Immunodeficiency is not described as a classical feature of the disease. We present a 2‐year‐old girl with Rapadilino syndrome with important lymphadenopathies and pneumonia due to disseminated Mycobacterium lentiflavum
M. M. G. Vollebregt +5 more
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Vaccine Knowledge in Students in Paris, France, and surrounding Regions
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 3, Page 141-146, 2014., 2014 INTRODUCTION: In France, young adults are legally freed from parental authority at the age of 18 years and are, thus, responsible for their own vaccine record. This young adult population is more frequently exposed to vaccine‐preventable infectious diseases. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with students’ knowledge of the interval between
Guillaume Mellon +10 more
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Immunization History of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 213-216, 2013., 2013 BACKGROUND: Protection against vaccine‐preventable diseases is important in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) due to frequent immunosuppressive therapy use. The chronic relapsing nature and treatment regimen of IBD may necessitate modified timing of immunizations.
Ing Shian Soon +2 more
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TÉTANO EM CANINOS – RELATO DE CASO.
Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, 2002 O tétano é uma doença infecciosa altamente fatal que acomete todas as espécies de animais domésticos e o homem, causada por toxinas de Clostridium tetani.
Vera M. V. Martins +2 more
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Bacterial Infections Complicating Tongue Piercing
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page e70-e74, 2010., 2010 Tongue piercing has become an increasingly popular form of body art. However, this procedure can occasionally be complicated by serious bacterial infections. The present article reports a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by a Gemella species in a patient with a pierced tongue, and reviews 18 additional cases of local and systemic bacterial ...
Catherine HY Yu +2 more
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Letalidade e complicações osteomusculares e cardiovasculares no tétano
Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2011 OBJETIVO: A despeito do declínio em sua incidência, o tétano ainda é uma doença negligenciada nos países em desenvolvimento, permanecendo como causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade.
Sigrid de Sousa dos Santos +2 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page e81-e90, 2009., 2009 Vaccination is one of the greatest achievements in public health of the 20th century. However, the success of vaccine uptake and adherence to immunization guidelines seen in pediatric populations has not been observed among adult Canadians. As a result of the disparity in susceptibility to vaccine‐preventable disease, there has been an increasing shift
Michael D Parkins +2 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1994 Tetanus is a disease of safe and easy prevention, although it continues to be a frequent pathology, with variable incidence in different countries. Portugal occupies one of the top positions in European countries.
E Freire, E Reis
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