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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14533| Title: | Recurrent tetanus |
| Authors: | Pace, John B. Busuttil, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Tetanus Trismus Tetanus -- Malta -- Case studies |
| Issue Date: | 1971 |
| Publisher: | The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette |
| Citation: | Pace, J.B., & Busuttil, A. (1971). Recurrent tetanus. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 6(1), 48-53. |
| Abstract: | It is, perhaps, not widely known that tetanus may recur in the same individual. Tetanus may recur in 0.5 - 1.0% of cases, months or years after the initial infection. A review of the literature uncovered 98 cases of recurrent tetanus reported to date. Three cases of recurrent tetanus encountered in Malta between 1954 and 1965 are presented. Recurrent tetanus presents important clinical problems. The purpose of this paper is to report these three cases and to discuss the possible underlying etiological factors and therapeutic problems of recurrent tetanus. The details are taken from the records of St. Luke's Hospital, Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14533 |
| Appears in Collections: | TSLHG, Volume 6, Issue 1 TSLHG, Volume 6, Issue 1 |
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| Recurrent Tetanus.pdf | Published for the Consultant Staff Committee, St. Luke`s Hospital, Malta and the Medical and Dental Surgery Faculties of the Royal University of Malta. | 425.56 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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