title: Tetanus following human bite.
abstract: We present an unusual case of tetanus which followed a human bite. The patient, a 43-year-old woman, developed tetanus within 4 days of sustaining a human bite. She died 6 days after admission despite aggressive management in the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Muguti
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*