Intrathecal anti-tetanus serum (ATS) and parenteral betamethasone in the treatment of tetanus

217 cases of tetanus admitted to Christian Medical College and Brown Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana, from June 1977 to April 1980 were studied. Three treatment regimes were used during this period. The addition of intrathecal horse antitetanus serum (ATS) (Group II) to the routine treatment (Group I) r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1982, Vol.76 (5), p.620-623
Hauptverfasser:	Thomas, Paulose P., Crowell, Edward B., Mathew, Mary
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Betamethasone - therapeutic use Clostridium tetani Female Humans Injections, Spinal Male Tetanus - mortality Tetanus - therapy Tetanus Antitoxin - administration & dosage Tetanus Antitoxin - therapeutic use
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