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Tetanus – staronová diagnóza? Kazuistika

Title in English Tetanus - a Reborn Diagnosis? A Case Report
Authors

PÝCHOVÁ Martina VOJTILOVÁ Lenka FREIBERGEROVÁ Michaela PAŘÍZKOVÁ Radana ŠNELEROVÁ Markéta HUSA Petr

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source CESKA A SLOVENSKA NEUROLOGIE A NEUROCHIRURGIE
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology
Keywords Clostridium tetani; tetanus toxoid; vaccination; muscle spasm; autonomic dysfunction
Description Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus generally present in the soil as well as in the intestines of many mammals. During its growth, the bacillus produces toxin called tetanospasmin. Vaccination against tetanus had been available from 1920s and the incidence of tetanus in the developed countries has significantly declined. However, these pathogens are still a part of the environment that surrounds us. Immunisation of adults is recommended but not required. Therefore, the risk of tetanus is not negligible. A case report presents a patient without regular tetanus toxoid booster who worked at a risk garden area and who died due to generalized tetanus.

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