Influence of Age on the Clinical and Prognostic Features of Tetanus in Mali

Autor:	Jean Paul Dembélé, Mohamed Cissé, Issa Konaté, Oumar Magassouba, Hama Hamidou Issa, Bintou Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Zaré, Japhet Dembélé, Assetou Fofana, Mikaila Kaboré, Mariam Soumaré, Sounkalo Dao, Hermine Meli, Fodé Kouyaté, Dramane Sogoba, Yacouba Cissoko
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Tetanus business.industry Group ii medicine.disease Trismus Dysphagia Internal medicine Statistical significance Infectious diseases department medicine Analysis of variance medicine.symptom business Sex ratio
Zdroj:	International Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12:77-86
ISSN:	2158-2882 2158-284X
DOI:	10.4236/ijcm.2021.123010
Popis:	Background: The regression of post-vaccination immunity with age exposes elderly subjects to certain infectious diseases, in particular tetanus. The aim was to compare the clinical and prognostic features of tetanus according to the age of patients. Methodology: Analytical study of the files of patients hospitalized for tetanus in the Infectious Diseases Department at Point “G” University Teaching Hospital from 2013 to 2019 with retrospective collection. According to age, three groups of patients were formed: group I (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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