Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jul 1998

The risk of tetanus in podiatric medicine

JM Pouillon Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland 44106, USA.

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BD Caldwell Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland 44106, USA.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-88-7-349
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Although tetanus is a preventable disease, several cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each year. Many conditions treated by podiatric physicians carry the risk of infection by Clostridium tetani, and it is advisable for podiatrists to update a patient's tetanus immunization status if the patient presents with a tetanus-prone wound.

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