"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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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Tdap vaccination during pregnancy and risk of chorioamnionitis and related infant outcomes. Vaccine. 2023 05 22; 41(22):3429-3435.
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Safety of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy. Vaccine. 2022 Jul 30; 40(32):4503-4512.
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Kaiser Permanente Northern California pregnancy database: Description and proof of concept study. Vaccine. 2016 11 04; 34(46):5519-5523.
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Waning Tdap Effectiveness in Adolescents. Pediatrics. 2016 Mar; 137(3):e20153326.
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Safety of a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine when used off-label in an elderly population. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Feb; 56(3):315-21.
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Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine when coadministered with Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis and haemophilus influenzae type B vaccines in children 15 months of age. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Sep; 30(9):e164-9.
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Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis and inactivated poliovirus vaccines given separately or combined for booster dosing at 4-6 years of age. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Apr; 27(4):341-6.
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Resident's column: the importance of listening. Pediatr Ann. 1999 Aug; 28(8):546-7.