Adult Tetanus Is Not Gone Yet, but Could Be Ready to Leave: A Case-Series from Central India
Abstract
Introduction
Case reports
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Conflicts of Interest
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Meena, M.; Yadav, V.; Yadav, M.M.; Joshi, R.; Singh, P.; Panda, R.; Saigal, S. Adult Tetanus Is Not Gone Yet, but Could Be Ready to Leave: A Case-Series from Central India. GERMS 2023, 13, 86-89. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2023.1371
Meena M, Yadav V, Yadav MM, Joshi R, Singh P, Panda R, Saigal S. Adult Tetanus Is Not Gone Yet, but Could Be Ready to Leave: A Case-Series from Central India. GERMS. 2023; 13(1):86-89. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2023.1371
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeena, Mahadev, Vaibhav Yadav, Manish M Yadav, Rajnish Joshi, Prachi Singh, Rajesh Panda, and Saurabh Saigal. 2023. "Adult Tetanus Is Not Gone Yet, but Could Be Ready to Leave: A Case-Series from Central India" GERMS 13, no. 1: 86-89. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2023.1371
APA StyleMeena, M., Yadav, V., Yadav, M. M., Joshi, R., Singh, P., Panda, R., & Saigal, S. (2023). Adult Tetanus Is Not Gone Yet, but Could Be Ready to Leave: A Case-Series from Central India. GERMS, 13(1), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2023.1371
