Nikolas
Created page with "Wound infections * Pathogen enters through a wound * Local inflammation at site * Risk factors ** Diabetes ** Immunosuppression ** Old or young age ** Foreign material in wounds ** Crowded conditions ** Poor hygiene Tetanus * Clostridium tetani * Epidemiology ** Present worldwide ** More common in rural communities and agricultural regions * Transmission ** Bacterium produces spores ** Contaminated objects in contact with wounds or ulcers ** Penetrating injury from co..."
