Dental Public Health and Dental Diseases

Biography

Biography: Mimoza Canga

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate clostridium tetani as the risk factor in the infectious diseases in a patient treated in University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa",Tirana, Albania. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana, Albania in 2021. The 61 year old patient came to the hospital with symptoms of spastic paralyses, Masseter muscle trismus, rapid pulse, fever, painful muscles, stiffness of abdominal and back muscles. The present study was obviously done based on protocols. Results: In the current study, the significant finding is that we tested the patient for meningitits and rabbies. Based on our data, in the present study, the results showed that the culture and sensitivity testing it was resulted negative. Isolated cultures tested for meningitis and rabbies were identified by their morphology using their biochemical properties. The patient kept the mouth shut for two whole days and the medical personel was not able to find the pathogen responsible for it. Thirty six hours later the patient went into comatous state and twelve  hours later he died because of cardiac arrest. According to the autopsy, it was concluded that the cause of death of the patient was clostridium tetani. Conclussions: In essence, considering the findings obtained by the current study conducted in the University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana, Albania, it is confirmed that the treatment of infectious diseases is getting harder and harder, especially for the infections cased by clostridium tetani. 

Keywords: clostridium tetani, death, fever, masseter muscle trissmus, painful muscles