TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Tetanus
A1  - Thwaites, C. Louise
A1  - Yen, Lam Minh
A2  - Jameson, J. Larry
A2  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A2  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A2  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A2  - Longo, Dan L.
A2  - Loscalzo, Joseph
PY  - 2018
T2  - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
AB  - Tetanus  is  an  acute  disease  manifested  by  skeletal  muscle  spasm  and  autonomic  nervous  system  disturbance.  It  is  caused  by  a  powerful  neurotoxin  produced  by  the  bacterium  Clostridium  tetani  and  is  completely  preventable  by  vaccination.  C.  tetani  is  found  throughout  the  world,  and  tetanus  commonly  occurs  where  the  vaccination  coverage  rate  is  low.  In  developed  countries,  the  disease  is  seen  occasionally  in  individuals  who  are  incompletely  vaccinated.  In  any  setting,  established  tetanus  is  a  severe  disease  with  a  high  mortality  rate.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159154036
ER  -