An Unusual Case of Evolving Localized Tetanus Despite Prior Immunization and Protective Antibody Titer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that tetanus infection in a fully immunized person with the last dose within 10 years is extremely rare. The prevalence of localized tetanus in such a scenario is unknown. Only two case reports of localized tetanus in previously immunized patie...

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Autores principales: Tharu, Biswaraj, Ibrahim, Safa, Shah, Munir, Basnet, Sijan, Park, Terrence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7466034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32905162
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9498

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7466034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32905162
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9498

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