Clostridium tetani (Tetanus) is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

To view the entire topic, please or purchase a subscription.

Official website of the Johns Hopkins Antibiotic (ABX), HIV, Diabetes, and Psychiatry Guides, powered by Unbound Medicine. Johns Hopkins Guide App for iOS, iPhone, iPad, and Android included. Explore these free sample topics:

Johns Hopkins Guides

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

MICROBIOLOGY

  • Gram-positive bacillus, obligate anaerobe.
  • Spore wide spread in soil and animal feces.
  • Rod-shaped appearance on gram stain often likened to drumsticks or tennis rackets.
  • Toxin, tetanospasmin, causes tetanus: unopposed muscle spasm, contraction due to interference of toxin with neurotransmitters (including GABA and glycine).

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or purchase a subscription --

Last updated: April 4, 2016

Citation

TY - ELEC T1 - Clostridium tetani (Tetanus) ID - 540136 A1 - Auwaerter,Paul,M.D. Y1 - 2016/04/04/ PB - Johns Hopkins ABX Guide UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540136/all/Clostridium_tetani__Tetanus_ ER -