Is ist possible to lower the lethality rate of tetanus?

The lethality rate of tetanus in Portugal is 55 %, and about 165 cases are notified yearly. In the last ten years, 1968-77, 299 cases of tetanus were treated in the ICU of the Coimbra University Hospital, with a lethality rate of 28,4 %. However, in the last 2 years (53 cases) the lethality rate wa...

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Main Authors: R. B. da Costa, E. R. Maul, J. Pimentel, L. Cardoso D'Oliveira, J. David Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 1980-04-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3931