Localized tetanus in a child

Authors
Fiorillo, L Robinson, JL
Citation
L. Fiorillo et Jl. Robinson, Localized tetanus in a child, ANN EMERG M, 33(4), 1999, pp. 460-463
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
01960644 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
460 - 463
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(199904)33:4<460:LTIAC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The majority of physicians in practice today in developed countries have ne ver seen a case of tetanus. The last pediatric case reported in Canada occu rred in 1992. We present the case of a child who had localized tetanus desp ite previous partial immunization.