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Unusual generalized tetanus evolving from odontogenic infection: A case report and review of recent literature

Tetanus is an acute and vaccine-preventable disease caused by anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium tetani. This bacterium can enter the human body via a deep wound, burn injury or medical procedure; however, certain cases also originate from odontogenic infection. In the present study, a tetanus infectio...

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Autores principales: Akbar, Muhammad, Ruslin, Muhammad, Yusuf, Andi Sitti Hajrah, Boffano, Paolo, Tomihara, Kei, Forouzanfar, Tymour
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9529490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36200020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10810