Remarks on injuries which were the source of tetanus and were based on observations from the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Cracow
Garlicki, A.; Caban, J.; Krukowiecki, J.; Bociaga-Jasik, M.; Kluba-Wojewoda, U.
Przeglad Lekarski 55(9): 448-449
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 10085722 Document Number: 488099
From 1992 to 1996, 95 patients with tetanus were treated in the Chair and Department of Infectious Diseases in Cracow. Most of them came from rural area, and at old age (median 68 years). Small, trivial skin injuries were the most often identified portal of entry. Only few patients applied to doctor after injury for prophylaxis against tetanus. The authors emphasise that small skin injuries, which may be portal of entry for tetanus, should not be left abandoned.