title: [Tetanus].
abstract: Tetanus is a disease of safe and easy prevention, although it continues to be a frequent pathology, with variable incidence in different countries. Portugal occupies one of the top positions in European countries. The aim of this theoretic revision is a greater sensitivity to the prevention and diagnosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013742:Tetanus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Tétano.