Tetanus in an unvaccinated child: A case report
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
In Iran tetanus is a rare disease since routine vaccination with Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (DPT) in accordance with the WHO immunization recommendations. We report on the case of an Afghan 14-year-old boy admitted to the Imam Khomeini Hospital with tetanus presenting with muscle and neck spasms pointing out to the small number of reported cases that are mainly due to failure of Iran's immunization programs among immigrant laborers. Therefore, each patient of tetanus may be considered as a failure of health care system to provide adequate immunization.
Authors and Affiliations
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP232653
- DOI 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60073-5
- Views 110
- Downloads 0
Propolis-Sahara honeys preparation exhibits antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against bacterial biofims formed on urinary catheters
Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial effect of Sahara honeys (SHs) against bacterial biofilms formed on urinary catheters in combination with propolis-Sahara honeys (P-SHs). Methods: Three clinical isolates were subj...
Landscape epidemiology: An emerging perspective in the mapping and modelling of disease and disease risk factors
Landscape epidemiology describes how the temporal dynamics of host, vector, and pathogen populations interact spatially within a permissive environment to enable transmission. It also aims at understanding the vegetation...
Phytochemistry, biological activities and economical uses of the genus S t e r c u l i a and the related genera: A reveiw
The genus Sterculia is represented by 200 species which are widespread mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Some of the Sterculia species are classified under different genera based on special morphological featur...
The efficacy of Carica papaya leaf extract on some bacterial and a fungal strain by well diffusion method
Objective: To investigate the antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening Ethanol, methanol, Ethyl acetate, acetone, chloroform, Petroleum ether, hexane, hot water, and extracts of Carica papaya. Methods: The aim...
Extensive cardiac cysticercosis-an interesting autopsy finding
Heart involvement in cysticercosis is rare, and most of the reports of cardiac cysticercosis have been in the form of autopsy studies. Generally, the heart involvement is part of a severe and generalized infection with t...