Background : Tetanus remains one of the major public health hazards of the developing world. Previous studies in Nigeria indicate that mortality ranged from 26% to 60%. Mortality is much lower in the developed world because of the availability of facilities for intensive care of cases, unlike in most developing countries. Aim : To report our experience with the management of adult tetanus at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital over the past 10 years (1996-2005). Methods : Data of all patients aged 16 years and above managed for tetanus in the medical wards between January 1996 and December 2005 were retrieved from their case records and analyzed. Results : Eighty-six patients were managed for tetanus (50 males and 36 female...
Aim/Objectives: The objective of this study was to present the descriptive characteristics of non-ne...
Background: The advent of intensive care management of severe tetanus patients is said to have reduc...
Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani: A motile, G...
Background : Tetanus remains one of the major public health hazards of the developing world. Previo...
Background: Tetanus remains an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in developing ...
Objective: This is a retrospective study of all adult patients with tetanus managed at the Obafemi A...
We review the records of 79 tetanus patients in two hospitals (one tertiary and one secondary level)...
Introduction: Though tetanus is rare in the developed countries of the world, it remains a major pub...
Background: Tetanus has for long been an avoidable source of morbidity and mortality particularly in...
Background: Tetanus, though an eminently preventable disease still ranks as a leading cause of death...
Background: The presentation and prognosis of tetanus varies amongst different regions of the world ...
Background: Tetanus is a cause of painful and avoidable deaths in Nigeria. The aim of this study is ...
Background: Tetanus remains a major health problem in Ethiopia like in most other developing countri...
Background: Tetanus remains a major health problem in Ethiopia like in most other developing countri...
A study of 33 cases of tetanus in adults was carried out at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Sa...
Aim/Objectives: The objective of this study was to present the descriptive characteristics of non-ne...
Background: The advent of intensive care management of severe tetanus patients is said to have reduc...
Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani: A motile, G...
Background : Tetanus remains one of the major public health hazards of the developing world. Previo...
Background: Tetanus remains an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in developing ...
Objective: This is a retrospective study of all adult patients with tetanus managed at the Obafemi A...
We review the records of 79 tetanus patients in two hospitals (one tertiary and one secondary level)...
Introduction: Though tetanus is rare in the developed countries of the world, it remains a major pub...
Background: Tetanus has for long been an avoidable source of morbidity and mortality particularly in...
Background: Tetanus, though an eminently preventable disease still ranks as a leading cause of death...
Background: The presentation and prognosis of tetanus varies amongst different regions of the world ...
Background: Tetanus is a cause of painful and avoidable deaths in Nigeria. The aim of this study is ...
Background: Tetanus remains a major health problem in Ethiopia like in most other developing countri...
Background: Tetanus remains a major health problem in Ethiopia like in most other developing countri...
A study of 33 cases of tetanus in adults was carried out at the Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Sa...
Aim/Objectives: The objective of this study was to present the descriptive characteristics of non-ne...
Background: The advent of intensive care management of severe tetanus patients is said to have reduc...
Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani: A motile, G...