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Tetanus following replantation of an amputated finger: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by tetanus toxin produced by Clostridium tetani and induces severe neurological manifestations. We treated a patient who developed tetanus during hospitalization for replantation of an amputated finger. To the best of our knowledge, this is the f...

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Autores principales: Hayashida, Kenji, Murakami, Chikako, Fujioka, Masaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23043848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-343