Tetanus: a clinical review

JM Al-Kaabi, EM Scrimgeour, A Louon… - Neurosciences …, 2001 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: Although tetanus is now uncommon in Oman (The Expanded Program on
Immunization was introduced in 1981), patients continue to present from time to time at an …

Tetanus experience in a public hospital in Western Saudi Arabia

EH Lubbad, AM Khazindar, M Ayyub - Neurosciences Journal, 2004 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: Tetanus although rare, has not been eradicated and continues to present from
time to time. Early diagnosis and management may be life saving. This study aims to …

Tetanus in adults: clinical presentation, treatment and predictors of mortality in a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia

A Amare, Y Melkamu, D Mekonnen - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tetanus remains a major health problem in the developing world. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentation, risk factors, complications, treatment …

Predictors of mortality among adult tetanus patients in Northwestern Nigeria.

LF Owolabi, AG Habib, M Nagoda - Neurology Asia, 2011 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Background & Objective: Tetanus remains an important health problem in
Kano, Northwestern Nigeria. It is associated with a high mortality rate, it is therefore …

[PDF][PDF] Tetanus: Presentation and outcome in adults

NJ Younas, AH Abro, K Das, AMS Abdou… - Pak J Med …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Objectives: Tetanus is still a common clinical entity, especially in developing countries. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the presenting features as well as the outcome of …

Tetanus is still a deadly disease: a report of six tetanus cases and reminder of our knowledge

M Aksoy, EC Celık, A Ahıskalıoglu… - Tropical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
We analysed the data in the medical records of six patients admitted for tetanus in the
intensive care unit (ICU) of the anaesthesia department in the Medical Faculty of Ataturk …

[PDF][PDF] Tetanus experience in a public hospital in Western Saudi Arabia

EH Lubbad, AM Khazindar, M Ayyub - Saudi medical journal, 2003 - kau.edu.sa
Objective: Tetanus although rare, has not been eradicated and continues to present from
time to time. Early diagnosis and management may be life saving. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Ten-year experiences with Tetanus at a Tertiary hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A retrospective review of 102 cases

PL Chalya, JB Mabula, RM Dass, N Mbelenge… - World Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Tetanus is still a major health problem in developing countries and it is
associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate. There is paucity of published data …

Tetanus in adults: a review of 85 cases at Chon Buri Hospital.

J Kanchanapongkul - Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand …, 2001 - europepmc.org
From 1988 to 1999, 85 cases of adult tetanus were admitted to the medical service of Chon
Buri Hospital. The male to female ratio was 2.2: 1. In 50 patients disease was severe enough …

[PDF][PDF] Pediatric and neonatal tetanus: a hospital based study at eastern Nepal

P Poudel, R Singh, S Raja, S Budhathoki - Nepal Med Coll J, 2008 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT A prospective hospital based study of childhood (< 15 yrs) and neonatal tetanus
cases from July 2004–May 2006 was done to study the demography, clinical features and …