EVOLUTION OF TETANUS FROM 1960 IN POLAND,(669 CASES)

Authors
CABAN J KRUKOWIECKI J MARSEPOIL T HO P
Citation
J. Caban et al., EVOLUTION OF TETANUS FROM 1960 IN POLAND,(669 CASES), Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 23(4), 1993, pp. 322-324
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
322 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1993)23:4<322:EOTF1I>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
669 cases of tetanus treated at the Cracovie University hospital betwe en 1960 and 1989 are being reviewed. A vaccination campaign involving children and military personnel had started in 1962. Intensive care te chniques were made available these last few years. The changes in epid emiology and prognosis are brought forth to demonstrate the impact of these measures on tetanus in Poland and the remaining efforts to be ac complished.