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Table 1 Summary of previously reported cases of tetanus associated with breast cancer-related skin ulcer. No previous studies reported long-term antimicrobial therapy for the prevention of tetanus recurrence

From: Non-surgical treatment of tetanus infection associated with breast cancer skin ulcer: a case report and literature review

Case

Age

Debridement

Antibiotics

Tetanus immunoglobulin

Toxoid (after tetanus infection)

Autonomic hyperactivity

Recurrence

Outcome

Reference number

A

62

Yes

Penicillin and metronidazole

N/A

One time

N/A

N/A

Survival

[4]

B

55

Yes

Yes (specifics unknown)

Yes

N/A

No

No

Survival

[5]a

C

53

Yes

Penicillin, ceftazidime, imipenem, and gentamycin

Yes

One time

Yes

No

Deceased

[6]

D

46

Yes

Penicillin

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Survival

[7]

E

59

Yes

Penicillin

Yes

One time

N/A

N/A

Survival

[8]

F

75

Yes

Piperacillin

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Survival

[9]

G

56

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Deceased

[10]

H

55

Yes

Penicillin

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Survival

[11]

I

60

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

No

Deceased

[12]

J

60

Yes

Penicillin

Yes

Two times

Yes

N/A

Survival

[13]

K

67

Yes

Penicillin

Yes

One time

Yes

No

Survival

[14]

L

65

Yes

Penicillin, metronidazole, and cefepime

Yes

One time

Yes

No

Survival

[15]

M

50s

No

Meropenem

Yes

No

Yes

No

Deceased

[16]a

N

40

No

Metronidazole

Yes

One time

Yes

Yes

Deceased

[17]

O

54

No

Metronidazole, piperacillin/tazobactam, and ceftriaxone

Yes

One time

No

Yes

Survival

[17]

  1. aWe contacted the authors of these papers directly and included the information they provided in this table