Generalized Tetanus in a Canadian Farmer Following Orthopedic Surgery

Tetanus is extremely rare in developed countries. We report the first documented case of tetanus in the province of Alberta since 2016: a farmer that developed trismus, shoulder stiffness, and fevers eight days following orthopedic surgery. Tetanus immunoglobulin elicited rapid recovery. We highligh...

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Autores principales: Chauhan, Utkarsh, Ghimire, Anukul, Raval, Milan, Boyington, Curtiss, Haponiuk, Adrienne, Koller, Gregory, Korzan, Jeffrey, Yacyshyn, Elaine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35447885
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/idr14020033

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35447885
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/idr14020033

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