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Pre-emptive treatment for Clostridium tetani: importance of early recognition and treatment in the community

The case of a 79-year-old woman with neurotoxin producing Clostridium tetani identified in a lower limb laceration that was promptly treated is presented; the patient developed no symptoms of tetanus. Her antibody levels were measured as 0.01 U/ml (protective levels >0.01 U/ml) and were therefore...

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Autores principales: Laverse, Etienne, Dhamija, Kanchan, Meyers, Marilyn, Grant, Kathie
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3028174/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21686979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.03.2009.1649
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