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Paediatric otogenic tetanus: an evidence of poor immunization in Nigeria
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 Suppurative otitis media is a common childhood infection that predisposes to otogenic tetanus. Tetanus is a vaccine preventable disease that is associated high cost of care and mortality.
Segun Ayodeji Ogunkeyede +2 more
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SpringerPlus, 2016 BackgroundTetanus is an acute, often fatal, disease caused by an exotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. It is characterized by generalized rigidity and convulsive spasms of skeletal muscles.
A. Derbie +9 more
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Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary In this short case series, we report the outcome of four mares undergoing mesometrial imbrication (uteropexy) using barbed suture and an automated laparoscopic suturing device. Medical records of four mares infertile because of delayed uterine clearance (DUC) that underwent laparoscopic mesometrial imbrication to elevate a vertically positioned
A. del Rincon +3 more
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Tohoku journal of experimental medicine, 2016 In Indonesia, the Aceh earthquake and tsunami in 2004 killed 127,000 people and caused half a million injuries, while the Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006 caused 5,700 deaths and 37,000 injuries.
D. N. Pascapurnama +5 more
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Tracheal collapse rates in Kenyan working cart and pack donkeys
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Donkeys (Equus asinus) in East Africa are recognised as working with poorly designed harnesses and carts. The donkey cart used in regions of Africa, specifically Meru County, Kenya, appears to place the cart's weight solely on the donkey's mid‐cervical region.
Martha Mellish +3 more
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Challenges of tracheostomy in patients managed for severe tetanus in a developing country
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2010 Objectives: Severe tetanus is one of the indications for admissions into the intensive care unit requiring muscular paralysis, tracheo-stomy and mechanical ventilatory support.
Ayotunde James Fasunla
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BMC Neurology, 2005 Background Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is present in up to one third of patients with tetanus. The prognostic value of ANS dysfunction is known in severe tetanus but its value is not well established in mild to moderate tetanus.
Shamsi Rohmah +5 more
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Tetanus in Southern Vietnam: Current Situation
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016 In Vietnam, there are no accurate data on tetanus incidence to allow assessment of disease burden or vaccination program efficacy. We analyzed age structure of 786 tetanus cases admitted to a tertiary referral center in Vietnam for three separate years ...
D. Thuy +9 more
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