"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetanus" by people in Profiles.
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Heart Rate Variability Measured from Wearable Devices as a Marker of Disease Severity in Tetanus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 01 03; 110(1):165-169.
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Human versus equine intramuscular antitoxin, with or without human intrathecal antitoxin, for the treatment of adults with tetanus: a 2???2 factorial randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 06; 10(6):e862-e872.
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The half-life of maternal transplacental antibodies against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis in infants: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Vaccine. 2022 01 24; 40(3):450-458.
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Subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement for treatment of humoral immune dysfunction in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0258529.
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The Effect of Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular-Pertussis Immunization During Pregnancy on Infant Antibody Responses: Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:689394.
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The Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Toxigenic Clostridium tetani Infection: A Case-Control Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 06 28; 105(2):494-497.
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Kinetics of maternal pertussis-specific antibodies in infants of mothers vaccinated with tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) during pregnancy. Vaccine. 2020 08 18; 38(37):5955-5961.
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Vaccine implementation factors affecting maternal tetanus immunization in low- and middle-income countries: Results of the Maternal Immunization and Antenatal Care Situational Analysis (MIACSA) project. Vaccine. 2020 07 14; 38(33):5268-5277.
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Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Autonomic Nervous System Disturbance in Tetanus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 02; 102(2):403-407.
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Functional outcome and muscle wasting in adults with tetanus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2019 11 01; 113(11):706-713.