Safety of equine tetanus antitoxin for prophylactic use in Ethiopia: a retrospective multi-center study [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023 Background Tetanus remains a severe life-threatening infectious disease and neurological disorder in many parts of the world, where immunization programs are suboptimal.
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Intrathecal Immunoglobulin for treatment of adult patients with tetanus: A randomized controlled 2x2 factorial trial [version 2; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2018 Despite long-standing availability of an effective vaccine, tetanus remains a significant problem in many countries. Outcome depends on access to mechanical ventilation and intensive care facilities and in settings where these are limited, mortality ...
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Assessing the impact of the 2018 tetanus guidelines on knowledge and practices of emergency physicians in trauma patients: a national survey study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Tetanus remains a significant public health issue in China, with the approach of anti-tetanus prophylaxis in the emergency department resulting in both overuse, particularly of human tetanus immune globulin (TIG), and underuse with the tetanus
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Tetanus in the dog: review and a case-report of concurrent tetanus with hiatal hernia [PDF]
Irish Veterinary Journal, 2004 Tetanus with hiatal hernia was diagnosed in a four-month-old female sheepdog pup. The animal was treated with tetanus antitoxin, antibiotics, fluids and intensive nursing care for three weeks and subsequently made a full recovery.
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Tetanus Vaccination in Agricultural Workers: A Retrospective Study on Seroprevalence over 10 Years [PDF]
VaccinesBackground/Objectives: Tetanus is a serious, non-contagious infection caused by Clostridium tetani, which remains a global health threat despite the availability of an effective vaccine. The current state of immunization for agricultural workers in Italy
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Passive Immunisation in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases Related to Highly Potent Bacterial Toxins [PDF]
BiomedicinesThe discovery of microbial toxins as the primary factors responsible for disease manifestations and the discovery that these toxins could be neutralised by antitoxins are linked to the birth of immunology. In the late 19th century, the serum or plasma of
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Factors Influencing the Length of Emergency Intensive Care Unit Stay in Adult Tetanus Patients [PDF]
International Journal of General MedicineJi Xu,1 Ying Wang,2 Guoqing Huang,1 Liping Zhou,1 Xiaoye Mo,1 Ning Yang,1 Ping Wu,1 Shanshan Hu,1 Changshou She1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 2Xiangya Medical ...
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Release of vasopressin from isolated permeabilized neurosecretory nerve terminals is blocked by the light chain of botulinum A toxin [PDF]
, 1990 The intracellular action on exocytosis of botulinim A toxin and constituent chains was studied using permeabilized isolated nerve endings from the rat neural lobe. The release of the neuropeptide vasopressin was measured by radioimmunoassay.
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Case report: A case of tetanus in a dog: cranial nerve involvement and imaging findings
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 An 11 years old male Labrador cross presented with unilateral vestibular signs, ipsilateral facial paresis, moderate obtundation, ptyalism, and paraparesis.
Kylie Grant, Sam Long
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 11, Page 6830-6844, November 2023., 2023 Abstract With the growing awareness of a healthy life, tea pigments (TPGs) are in focus for their health benefits. TPGs not only provide specific color to tea liquor but also possess health benefits such as anti‐obesity, anti‐tumor, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐viral, anti‐oxidative, and bacteriostatic properties. Also, TPGs can benefit bone, liver, kidney,
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