Prognostic factors affecting deaths from adult tetanus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-233

  Saltoglu, N ^a   Tasova, Y ^a   Midikli, D ^a   Burgut, R ^a   Dundar I H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult tetanus; Prognostic factor; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RURAL AREA; TACHYCARDIA; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 1642405541     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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