Tetanus in developing countries: A case series and review

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-315

  Gibson, Kara ^a   Bonaventure Uwineza, J ^b   Kiviri, Willy ^b   Parlow, Joel ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTITOXIN; ATROPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; EQUINE ANTITETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEVER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE SPASM; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETANUS; THROMBOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD TRANSECTION;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TETANUS; TETANUS ANTITOXIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 62949147083     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9058-1     Document Type: Article

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