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Function of the Normal Neuromuscular Junction in Young Children

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims The repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) test is fundamental to test the functional integrity of the neuromuscular junction. RNS data are scarce for newborns and young children, limiting early diagnostic efforts to identify children with neuromuscular diseases. Here, we performed RNS in young children.
Márk Kozák, Katalin Szatmári, Erzsébet Németh, Béla Fülesdi, Attila Nagy, Attila Tóth, Judit Boczán   +6 more
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Insufficient knowledge and inappropriate practices of emergency doctors towards tetanus prevention in trauma patients: a pilot survey

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
China has a shocking number of tetanus cases in the world, but little research has investigated doctors’ knowledge of and practices in tetanus prophylaxis, especially tetanus vaccination.
Yong Liu, Xichao Mo, Xiaxia Yu, Jinxin Wang, Jinfei Tian, Jun Kuang, Jie Peng   +6 more
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Tetanus : forgiven, not forgotten [PDF]

, 2004
Tetanus is an illness that is still prevalent although the incidence has markedly decreased largely due to immunisation programmes. The latest four cases managed at St. Luke's hospital over 2001-2002 are presented. All of these patients survived. We give
Mallia Azzopardi, Charles, Piscopo, Tonio V.   +1 more
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Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F, Lammie, Patrick J, Priest, Jeffrey W, Scobie, Heather M   +3 more
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A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]

, 2020
Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
Carreras-Abad, C, Heath, PT, Le Doare, K, Ramkhelawon, L   +3 more
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Response to Tetanus and Pneumococcal Vaccination Following Administration of Ixekizumab in Healthy Participants

BioDrugs, 2017
BackgroundIxekizumab (IXE) is an interleukin (IL)-17A antagonist approved for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine if the immune response to tetanus and pneumococcal vaccines in ...
E. Gomez, Jessie L. Bishop, K. Jackson, T. Muram, D. Phillips   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe bocavirus‐positive pneumonia in children and a literature review

Pediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
The study explored the clinical characteristics and risk factors of HBoV‐positive severe pneumonia in children. These findings indicate that HBoV can be identified in respiratory samples from children with severe pneumonia, denoting its role as a viral pathogen in hospitalized children with this condition.
Jing Liao, Zhongying Yang, Yu He, Jianhua Wei, Luo Ren, Enmei Liu, Na Zang   +6 more
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Thermic dehorning and ear tagging as atypical portals of entry of Clostridium tetani in ruminants [PDF]

, 2011
This paper describes two infections with Clostridium tetani (C. tetani). One outbreak occurred after dehorning of calves, the second infection happened after ear tagging of a goat.
Boyen, Filip, De Schutter, Peter, Deprez, Piet, Eeckhaut, Venessa, Pardon, Bart, Valgaeren, Bonnie, Van Immerseel, Filip   +6 more
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Progress towards achieving and maintaining maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in the African region

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Despite the availability of effective tetanus prevention strategies, as of 2016, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) has not yet been achieved in 18 countries globally.
A. Ridpath, Heather M. Scobie, Messeret E. Shibeshi, A. Yakubu, Flint Zulu, A. Raza, B. Masresha, R. Tohme   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tetanus

, 1987
Der Tetanus (Wundstarrkrampf) ist eine akute Infektionskrankheit des Nervensystems, die mit schweren Muskelkrämpfen einhergeht. Die Erkrankung wird durch ein Toxin des Bakteriums Clostridium tetani hervorgerufen. Die Inkubationszeit beträgt 3–21 Tage. Leitsymptome sind Trismus, Risus sardonicus und generalisierte/regionale Muskelspasmen.
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