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Tetanus in the Elderly: The Management of Intensive Care and Prolonged Hospitalization

Tetanus is a potentially fatal infection. Approximately 100 cases are reported in Japan each year; however, little is known about its clinical course and outcomes in the current era of treatment. We herein report three cases of tetanus in elderly patients who survived after mechanical ventilation an...

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Autores principales: Isono, Hiroki, Miyagami, Taiju, Katayama, Kohta, Isono, Momoko, Hasegawa, Ryuichi, Gomi, Harumi, Kobayashi, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5173516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27853091