Tetanus immunity and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis practices among emergency department patients presenting with wounds
DA Talan, FM Abrahamian, GJ Moran… - Annals of emergency …, 2004 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine tetanus seroprotection rates and physician compliance
with tetanus prophylaxis recommendations among patients presenting with wounds.
METHODS: A prospective observational study of patients aged 18 years or older who
presented to 5 university-affiliated emergency departments (EDs) because of wounds was
conducted between March 1999 and August 2000. Serum antitoxin levels were measured
by enzyme immunoassay with seroprotection defined as more than 0.15 IU/mL …
with tetanus prophylaxis recommendations among patients presenting with wounds.
METHODS: A prospective observational study of patients aged 18 years or older who
presented to 5 university-affiliated emergency departments (EDs) because of wounds was
conducted between March 1999 and August 2000. Serum antitoxin levels were measured
by enzyme immunoassay with seroprotection defined as more than 0.15 IU/mL …