Clostridium tetani osteitis without tetanus

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;20(9):1571-3. doi: 10.3201/eid2009.131579.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Clostridium tetani / genetics
  • Clostridium tetani / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteitis / diagnosis
  • Osteitis / drug therapy
  • Osteitis / microbiology*
  • Osteitis / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Tetanus Toxoid / administration & dosage
  • Tibial Fractures / complications
  • Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Tetanus Toxoid