Pre-post effects of a tetanus care protocol implementation in a sub-Saharan African intensive care unit.

• Main Authors: Riaz Aziz (Author), Soledad Colombe (Author), Gibonce Mwakisambwe (Author), Solomon Ndezi (Author), Jim Todd (Author), Samuel Kalluvya (Author), Halinder S Mangat (Author), Reed Magleby (Author), Arndt Koebler (Author), Bernard Kenemo (Author), Robert N Peck (Author), Jennifer A Downs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable, neglected disease that is life threatening if acquired and occurs most frequently in regions where vaccination coverage is incomplete. Challenges in vaccination coverage contribute to the occurrence of non-neonatal tetanus in sub-Saharan countries, with h...