Pre-post effects of a tetanus care protocol implementation in a sub-Saharan African intensive care unit.

BACKGROUND:Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable, neglected disease that is life threatening if acquired and occurs most frequently in regions where vaccination coverage is incomplete. Challenges in vaccination coverage contribute to the occurrence of non-neonatal tetanus in sub-Saharan countries, with h...

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Main Authors: Riaz Aziz, Soledad Colombe, Gibonce Mwakisambwe, Solomon Ndezi, Jim Todd, Samuel Kalluvya, Halinder S Mangat, Reed Magleby, Arndt Koebler, Bernard Kenemo, Robert N Peck, Jennifer A Downs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6116918?pdf=render