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Breast, Cervical, CRC Screening Below Healthy People 2020 Targets
Bupropion-Naltrexone Bests Placebo in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
Higher Dietary Fiber Lowers Premenopausal Depression Risk
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Actinomycosis
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Infant Botulism
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Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile
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Clostridial Intra-Abdominal and Pelvic Infections
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Clostridial Necrotizing Enteritis
Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis)
Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
Clostridium perfringens
Food Poisoning
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Tetanus
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Spasms
Autonomic instability
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Localized tetanus
Tetanus neonatorum
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Antitoxin and toxoid
Management of muscle spasm
Management of autonomic dysfunction
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Mixed Anaerobic Infections
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Oropharyngeal anaerobic infections and lung abscesses
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