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Botulinum toxin A for trismus in cephalic tetanus [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1994
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.
Luiz Augusto F. Andrade, Sonia Maria D. Brucki   +1 more
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Exposição Acidental a Picada de Agulha. Protocolo de Actuação [PDF]

, 2013
A picada acidental por agulha em crianças e adolescentes provoca grande ansiedade aos pais e é causa de recurso aos serviços de urgência.A exposição acidental inclui a picada por agulha de seringa encontrada na comunidade. O risco de transmissão do vírus
Brito, MJ, Cotrim, J, Gaspar, E, Jorge, A, Margatho, M, Mação, P, Rocha, G, Santos, S   +7 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, A. Malfroot, M. De Raedemaecker, M. van der Burg, J. E. van der Werff ten Bosch, Jiri Litzman   +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, Laurent Rigal, Henri Partouche, Olivier Aoun, Philippe Jaury, Nathalie Joannard, Jean Paul Guthmann, Delphine Cochereau, Eric Caumes, Francois Bricaire, Dominique Salmon-Céron   +10 more
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Travelers' vaccinations: experience from the Travelers' Clinic of Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine [PDF]

, 2008
O perfil dos indivíduos, a situação vacinal e as vacinas recomendadas aos viajantes que procuram o serviço médico de orientação pré-viagem do Ambulatório dos Viajantes do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo foram ...
CHAVES, Tânia do Socorro Souza, CHINWA LO, Simone, LOPES, Marta Heloisa, MASCHERETTI, Melissa   +3 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, Jennifer CC deBruy, Iwona Wrobel   +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, Brian J Minnema, Wayne L Gold   +2 more
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Routine Immunization of Adults in Canada: Review of the Epidemiology of Vaccine‐Preventable Diseases and Current Recommendations for Primary Prevention

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, Shelly A McNeil, Kevin B Laupland   +2 more
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Safety and Immunogenicity of a Fully Liquid Vaccine Containing Five‐Component Pertussis‐Diphtheria‐Tetanus‐Inactivated Poliomyelitis‐Haemophilus influenzae Type B Conjugate Vaccines Administered at Two, Four, Six and 18 Months of Age

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 241-248, 2007., 2007
OBJECTIVE: The safety, immunogenicity and lot consistency of a fully liquid, five‐component acellular pertussis combination vaccine, comprised of diphteria, tetanus and acellular pertussis, inactivated polio vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP‐IPV‐Hib [Pediacel, sanofi pasteur, Canada]) were assessed and compared with that of Hib vaccine ...
Ronald Gold, Luis Barreto, Santiago Ferro, John Thippawong, Roland Guasparini, William Meekison, Margaret Russell, Elaine Mills, Dana Harrison, Pierre Lavigne   +9 more
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Tétano.

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
doaj   +1 more source