Malignancy rate of ground-glass nodules at baseline CT. Compared to a malignancy rate of 4.6% for all solid nodules, nodular GGO (nGGO) had a higher malignancy rate of 5.4%, pure nodular GGO (pnGGO) had a malignancy rate of 3.3%, and mixed nodular GGO (mnGGO) had a malignancy rate of 14.3%.
In the most common form of tetanus, the first sign is spasm of the jaw muscles, followed by stiffness of the neck, difficulty in swallowing, and stiffness of the abdominal muscles.Other signs include fever, sweating, elevated blood pressure, and rapid heart rate.
What Does a Tetanus Shot Do. A tetanus shot protects against bacteria, called Clostridium tetani, which is found in soil and animal faeces. Tetanus or lockjaw, as it is commonly referred to, is a serious disease that can happen if dirt containing the tetanus spores gets into an open wound in the skin causing contamination.