"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 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetanus" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Maternal Immunization and Antenatal Care Situation Analysis (MIACSA) study protocol: a multiregional, cross-sectional analysis of maternal immunization delivery strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. BMJ Open. 2019 06 04; 9(6):e024449.
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Combined Immunosuppression Impairs Immunogenicity to Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccination Among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Aug; 21(8):1754-60.
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Maternal immunization: opportunities for scientific advancement. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 15; 59 Suppl 7:S408-14.
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A randomized phase II trial of multiepitope vaccination with melanoma peptides for cytotoxic T cells and helper T cells for patients with metastatic melanoma (E1602). Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Aug 01; 19(15):4228-38.
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Reply to Leuridan et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 57(3):472-3.