Tetanus immunity status among adult trauma patients in an ED

Toker I., Kilic T. Y., Kose Ş., Yesilaras M., Caliskan F., Atilla O. D., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.17, no.3, pp.95-98, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tjem.2017.02.001
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.95-98
  • Keywords: Tetanus immunity, Trauma, Emergency medicine
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable infectious disease. It is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The aim of this study was to investigate tetanus immunity among adult trauma patients.