title: Deficiencies in tetanus prophylaxis in wound management in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: In a review of 94 paediatric patients treated for post-neonatal tetanus over a period of 11 years at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, reliable data regarding the care received for wounds that eventually resulted in tetanus was available in 58 patients. Seventeen of these patients had orthodox medical care for their wounds before developing tetanus. While some of the patients had received antibiotics and/or tetanus toxoid, no patient received antitetanus serum despite the fact that most of them had no previous immunization against tetanus. All the 3 victims of road traffic accidents were given tetanus toxoid but none of the 6 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media had any form of tetanus prophylaxis. The findings highlight the adverse consequences of failure to adhere to basic guidelines for management of the tetanus-prone wound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Fatunde
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Familusi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013742:Tetanus / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid