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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| 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 |