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Genome of a chronic osteitis-causing Clostridium tetani
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.
Pierre-Edouard Fournier +2 more
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021 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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Successful treatment of idiopathic tetanus using metronidazole, magnesium, and acepromazine in Hanwoo (Korean indigenous cattle) yearling bull [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Bovine tetanus is a serious infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the exotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani and is characterized by persistent tension and spasm of the rhabdomyocytes.
Youngjun Kim +7 more
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Uncommon intraoral source of generalized tetanus: Case report and review of intensive care strategies [PDF]
IDCasesIntroduction: Tetanus is an acute disease caused by the tetanospasmin toxin produced by Clostridium tetani, with a high mortality particularly in developing countries.
Yehezkiel Edward, Kohar Hari Santoso
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Toxins, 2013 Tetanus toxin, the product of Clostridium tetani, is the cause of tetanus symptoms. Tetanus toxin is taken up into terminals of lower motor neurons and transported axonally to the spinal cord and/or brainstem. Here the toxin moves trans-synaptically into
Bjørnar Hassel
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Tetanus in Romania—Trends and Challenges [PDF]
MicroorganismsTetanus is a life-threatening, vaccine-preventable disease caused by tetanospasmin and tetanolysin, which are potent neurotoxins produced by Clostridium tetani, an anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium.
Andreea Marilena Păuna +8 more
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Association of Tetanospasmin with Hemoglobin in Acute Stages of Tetanus Intoxication of Guinea Pigs
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1940 Gregory Shwartzman
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A case of tetanus in a previously immunized person
Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2023 Tetanus is an acute infectious disease of humans and animals caused by anaerobic wound bacteria. The nervous system structural damage caused by toxin of the pathogen leads to tonic tension of the skeletal muscles and periodic generalized convulsions.
V.O. Rybak +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 ObjectiveTetanus is a severe neurologic disease caused by Clostridium tetani, resulting in spastic paralysis. Canine tetanus is associated with serious complications such as aspiration and a high mortality rate of up to 50%.Materials and methodsMedical ...
Stefanie Dörfelt +6 more
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Current incidence of certain clostridial infections: gas gangrene and tetanus
Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2021 Clostridial myonecrosis or gas gangrene (myonecrosis) and tetanus are relatively rare nowadays, but they are still considered serious conditions associated with poor prognosis and high mortality.
E. I. Komarovskaya, O. V. Perelygina
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