Open AccessA Ten Year Retrospective Study on Adult Tetanus at the Epidemic Disease (ED) Hospital, Mysore in Southern India: A Review of 512 Cases
Author(s) -
Vamadeva Giriyapura Marulappa,
R Manjunath,
Nakul Mahesh Babu,
Laxman Maligegowda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4137.2363
Subject(s) - trismus , medicine , tetanus , pediatrics , dysphagia , medical record , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , surgery , vaccination , immunology
Tetanus still remains a major public health problem in India like in most other developing countries, with a high morbidity and mortality.