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Tetanus: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature – A Continuing Threat to the Elderly in Japan

Tetanus has become rare in industrialized countries, largely due to the effectiveness of immunization. However, the elderly are susceptible to tetanus because many have not received primary immunization; the incidence of tetanus in Japan is still 120 cases/year. The initial symptoms of tetanus, such...

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Autores principales: Sugiura, Tsutomu, Yamamoto, Kazuhiko, Sato, Masatoshi, Kirita, Tadaaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5754989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29326519
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_259_17