The Life-Threatening Risk of a Dirty Wound: A Lesson From the Past

Tetanus is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium Tetani. It is a gram-negative anaerobe, often found in soil in spore form and in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. It produces a potent neurotoxin called tetanospasmin. The presence of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Seegoolam, Mohammad Zaid, Kamarul Bahrin, Muhammad Hafiz, Ling, Kayteck, Palejwala, Altaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983671
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9967

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983671
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9967

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