Case fatality of adult tetanus in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue , 2016, Pages 292-299

  Woldeamanuel, Yohannes W ^a,b,c,d   Andemeskel, Adel T ^e   Kyei, Kwame ^d   Woldeamanuel, Meheret W ^a   Woldeamanuel, Woubishet ^a  

^a Advanced Clinic and Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d Propria Health Solutions Co   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult tetanus; Africa; Case fatality; Meta analysis; Neuroinfection; Systematic review; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE FATALITY RATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGO; DYSAUTONOMIA; ETHIOPIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNX SPASM; MEDLINE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; REVIEW; SENEGAL; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANZANIA; TETANUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UGANDA; WEB OF SCIENCE; FACTUAL DATABASE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; TETANUS;

EID: 84978906353     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.025     Document Type: Review

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