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Tetanus and Tetanus Immunization in Long-Term Care Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

David W. Bentley  and
James P. Richardson
David W. Bentley
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
James P. Richardson*
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Department of Family Medicine, 405 W. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21201
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Tetanus, one of the oldest diseases known to man, continues to exact a tremendous toll worldwide. While the incidence of tetanus has declined dramatically in the United States in this century, more than 50 cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year. Two thirds of these cases are elderly patients. Some estimate that the actual number of cases may be two to four times greater than the number reported. The overall reported case fatality rate is about 20% to 30%, but is greater than 50% for those older than 60 years.

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Topics in Long-Term Care
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 14 , Issue 10 , October 1993 , pp. 591 - 594
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993 

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