Chronic ulcers and myasis as ports of entry for Clostridium tetani
Evaluating tetanus immune status is not yet the usual clinical practice regarding patients with chronic ulcers or myasis. However, of 858 tetanus patients at Hospital Couto Maia (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) aged 1 year or above, 2 had pressure ulcers and 17 had chronic ulceration of the lower limbs whe...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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