"Tetanus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease caused by tetanospasmin, a powerful protein toxin produced by CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI. Tetanus usually occurs after an acute injury, such as a puncture wound or laceration. Generalized tetanus, the most common form, is characterized by tetanic muscular contractions and hyperreflexia. Localized tetanus presents itself as a mild condition with manifestations restricted to muscles near the wound. It may progress to the generalized form.
| Descriptor ID |
D013742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.864
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| Concept/Terms |
Tetanus- Tetanus
- Clostridium tetani Infection
- Clostridium tetani Infections
- Infection, Clostridium tetani
- Infections, Clostridium tetani
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetanus" by people in Profiles.
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Vaccination Against Diphtheria and Tetanus as a Way to Activate Adaptive Immunity in Children with Solid Tumors. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:696816.
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A tale of two diseases: Sarcoidosis, COVID-19 and new therapeutic options with dual RAS inhibition and tetanus-diphtheria vaccine. Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jul; 152:110619.
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Quantity and Quality of Antibodies After Acellular Versus Whole-cell Pertussis Vaccines in Infants Born to Mothers Who Received Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine During Pregnancy: A Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 06 24; 71(1):72-80.
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Seroprevalence of an antibody against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis among the elderly in Khon Kaen, Thailand. J Health Popul Nutr. 2019 10 18; 38(1):28.
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Insights and expectations for Tdap vaccination of pregnant women in Italy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Jul; 34(13):2132-2139.
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Predictors of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis and influenza vaccination during pregnancy among full-term deliveries in a medically underserved population. Vaccine. 2019 09 24; 37(41):6054-6059.
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Tetanus presenting primarily as periocular discomfort in a patient who underwent surgery for sleep apnea: A case report and brief literature review. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jun; 98(23):e15652.
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The influence of neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation on heterologous vaccine responses in infants. Vaccine. 2019 06 19; 37(28):3735-3744.
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Disease burden of varicella versus other vaccine-preventable diseases before introduction of vaccination into the national immunisation programme in the Netherlands. Euro Surveill. 2019 May; 24(18).
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[Animal and human bites : what to do and what to know ?] Rev Med Suisse. 2019 Apr 10; 15(646):780-785.