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Flashcards by Sarah Khan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Khan
about 9 years ago
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| CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI: ANEROBIC, GRAM +VE COCCI SPORE FORMING EXOTOXIN RELEASING spores in soil spores germinate in necrotic tissue, poor blood spply organism travels retrogradely in neurons inhibits glycine and GABA ONSET: 3 to 21 days C/F: lockjaw (risus sardonicus), resp failure, opisthotonus, high reflexes Rx: TIG, Penicilin G, Metronidazole, intubation, diazepam (spasms) PREVENTION: 1) tet toxoid in DTaP (In kids)-->then every 10 yearly 2) tet booster in wounds 3) tet booster+TIG in gross contaminated wound |
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