Universal vaccination of neonates and children against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis has had a tremendous impact on the control of these infectious diseases worldwide. Immunization by the triple diphtheria, tetanus and whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTwP) has been applied in Iran for almost 50 years. Periodic assessment of immunogenicity of this vaccine is an important aspect of successful m...

Tetanus and diphtheria vaccines are of special concern in adolescents because boosters are necessary for adequate maintenance of protection and are often omitted. We assessed serum levels of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in adolescents and their association with vaccination status. From May to October 2001, we evaluated the vaccination records of 208 adolescents aged 10 to 20 years in São P...

The aged people belong to most vulnerable group for tetanus infection in terms of their vaccination history, frequency of injuries, which may serve as gate of entry for this infection and declared decrease of general as well as specific immunity. The examinations of the aged people for antitetanus antibodies have been done to assess the immunity against tetanus in this particular group of peopl...

extract surprisingly, vaccination has well controlled diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis and measles in fifty last years. also tetanus and tuberculosis in pediatric has gone, but vaccination as one of the most effective methods in prevention is not accessible to all the children in the world. based on the mahler theories, about 80 million children were born in under development count...

ObjectivesTo describe the clinical features and outcomes of a case series adult tetanus illustrate inadequacies in confronting this preventable disease.Design MethodsThis study retrospectively evaluated 24 relatively severe, confirmed cases tetanus, diagnosed between March 2017 December 2018, Kabul Antani Hospital, Afghanistan.ResultsRegarding source infection: 18 patients (75%) had history inj...

Objective: Tetanus remains a major public health problem in the developing countries despite availability of active immunization and passive since long. Non-sterile ear piercing instrumentation pose constant threat tetanus associated with morbidity mortality. Study Design: Retrospective Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department Pediatric, Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Period: June 2019...

Tetanus is a rare disease in the United States. Fewer than 40 cases are reported annually because of the high incidence of vaccination. Recognition of the clinical presentations is important because laboratory recovery of pathogen is only 30%, and toxin detection is rare because of consumption at motor neurons. We report a case of tetanus in an elderly man who had a reaction to tetanus vaccinat...

TO THE EDITOR—Maternal and neonatal tetanus is a significant cause of mortality, estimated to cause 180 000 deaths annually [1]. Since the mid-1970s, tetanus vaccination of pregnant women has been included in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) [2]. Two doses of tetanus toxoid are sufficient to generate an antibody response (immunoglobulin G [IgG] clas...