| FORMAT |
AGE |
TITLE |
SUMMARY |
PUBLISHED |
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Newborn
to 14 yrs. |
"Philosophic objection to vaccination
as a risk for tetanus among children younger than 15 years" |
Story
#62: After reviewing tetanus
cases in children younger than 15 years, the authors conclude the majority of
the children were unvaccinated on philosophic or religious grounds. |
10/31/03 |
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Various |
"Tetanus among injecting-drug
users--California, 1997" |
Story
#61: A summary of 27 tetanus
cases among injecting-drug users (IDUs) concludes that each clinical encounter
with an IDU should include assessment for tetanus vaccination and vaccine
administration if needed. |
10/31/03 |
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PDF |
76 yrs. |
"Death from tetanus after a pretibial
laceration" |
Story
#60: The tetanus death of an
English woman is attributed to failure to follow
established guidelines for immunoprophylaxis in treating tetanus-prone
wounds. |
10/31/03 |
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Young
adult |
"Blindsided by tetanus" |
Story
#59: Dr. Claire Panosian
Dunavan relates her experience diagnosing and treating an unvaccinated immigrant
brought to a hospital emergency room with seizures. |
10/31/03 |
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61 yrs. |
"Tetanus killed woman after fall in
garden" and "Woman’s death could speed action on tetanus vaccinations for older
people" |
Story
#58: Four weeks after
cutting her face during a fall in her garden in England, Sheila Creighton dies
from tetanus. |
10/31/03 |
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Older
adults |
"Tetanus-Puerto Rico, 2002" |
Story #48: The deaths of two men
over 60 years of age from tetanus, and the 7-week hospitalization of another,
serve as a powerful reminder that "adults aged 60 years or greater are at
greatest risk for tetanus and tetanus-related mortality." |
8/8/02 |
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Older
adult |
"Tetanus is far more than a "rusty
nail" disease" |
Story #16: A daughter describes
her mother's unexpected and painful death from tetanus, presumably contracted
during gardening. |
5/3/99 |
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Newborn |
"Montana newborn of an unvaccinated
mother contracts neonatal tetanus after application of nonsterile clay to the
umbilical cord" |
Story #7: A newborn is
hospitalized with neonatal tetanus after her parents follow a midwife's advice
to apply a powdered "health and beauty clay" to the umbilical cord. |
12/15/98 |
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