Tetanus in a post operative patient—A case report  

作　　者：Paul Dienye Andrew Bock-Oruma Damien Uyagu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Family Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria [2]Department of Family Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

出　　处：《Case Reports in Clinical Medicine》2013年第1期32-34,共3页临床医学病理报告（英文）

摘　　要：Tetanus is a preventable disease which commonly occurs with puncture or penetrating wounds, or contamination of cutaneous wounds. It may be secondary to surgical procedures such as gastrointestinal surgery on rare occasions. This article reports a fatal case of tetanus in a post operative patient in which the source of infection could not be ascertained. Active immunization of all persons against tetanus, adequate sterilization of surgical equipment and consumables as well as the operating rooms is advocated.Tetanus is a preventable disease which commonly occurs with puncture or penetrating wounds, or contamination of cutaneous wounds. It may be secondary to surgical procedures such as gastrointestinal surgery on rare occasions. This article reports a fatal case of tetanus in a post operative patient in which the source of infection could not be ascertained. Active immunization of all persons against tetanus, adequate sterilization of surgical equipment and consumables as well as the operating rooms is advocated.

关 键 词：APPENDECTOMY POST OPERATIVE TETANUS IMMUNISATION Developing COUNTRIES 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]