Factors associated with in-hospital mortality of adult tetanus patients–a multicenter study from Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Md. Utba Rashid, Soumik Kha Sagar, Sanzida Khan, Susmita Zaman, Sultan Mahamud Sumon, Ariful Basher, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Nadira Sultana Kakoly
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Meier
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/496a8366798e430199aa566392ddd58b

Background Tetanus, a vaccine-preventable disease, is still occurring in the elderly population of low- and middle-income countries with a high case-fatality rate. The objective of the study was to elucidate the factors associated with in-hospital mortality of tetanus in Bangladesh. Methods This pro...