Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8281101 Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Most tetanus patients were young males and there was high case fatality due to acute respiratory failure. Age ≥ 40 years and dysautonomia were independent predictors of mortality. Preventing tetanus by vaccination and treating patients in a well equipped ICU is recommended.
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Tetanus in adults: Clinical presentation, treatment and predictors of mortality in a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia
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