title: Survival from adult tetanus in Lagos, Nigeria.
abstract: A longitudinal recruitment of adult tetanus patients to determine the survival rate of adult tetanus patients was conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. One hundred and sixty-four patients were admitted and forty-nine (30%) survived. The only significant determinant of survival was young age (P = 0.017).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine, PO Box 1723 Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. francesajose@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Frances O A
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Ajose
authors.forename: Olumuyiwa O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Odusanya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D013742:Tetanus / Q000401:mortality*; D055815:Young Adult