Friday, January 1, 2010

clostridium tetani

tetanus

- highly fatal

- mortality rates 40 % in adults and 40 % in neonates

- result from lacerations or smaall puncture wounds contaminated with its spores.

- ingestion of tetanus toxin does not produce the disease




Clinical forms
----unimmunized patients
----motherlack immunity
----inadequate immunize
----fully immunize

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