WITH a modest increase in the amount of tetanus immune globulin, (human) now available for tetanus prophylaxis in this country, it seems important to re-examine the dosage estimate so that as many ...

Introduction THE noteworthy effectiveness of active immunization against tetanus by means of tetanus toxoid has not obviated the use of equine antitoxin, since there is still a large segment of the ...

Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 112, No. 1 (Feb., 1994), pp. 161-170 (10 pages) Large-scale surveys of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases may be limited by the inconvenience and expense ...

One of the most violent and fatal of infectious diseases is tetanus or lockjaw, caused by the tetanus bacillus which dwells in earth, manure, intestines of many animals, rusty nails and tools. The ...

NSW Health recently reported three cases of tetanus and the tragic death of a woman in her 80s—the first tetanus fatality in the state in 30 years. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are ...