Risk of Clostridium tetani infection in an elderly patient following hemorrhoid ligation

Tetanus after gastrointestinal surgery is an extremely rare but very dangerous disease caused by infection with Clostridium tetani. Tetanus can occur due to bacterial infection during surgery or dressing change, or the bacteria may exist in the patient’s intestines and be discharged with feces. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lai, Xiaofei, Hosyanto, Felycia Fernanda, Xu, Lei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7604989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33107774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520963983

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7604989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33107774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520963983

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