| Literature DB >> 30184217 |
Bilaal S Ahmed1, Michael J Beck2, Gregory Williamson1, Jessica E Ericson1,3, Parvathi Kumar2,3.
Abstract
Approximately 20% of the nationally reported tetanus infections in children aged 0 to 14 years that occurred in the United States between 2005 and 2015 were treated at Penn State Children's Hospital. With an electronic medical record search, we identified 5 cases of pediatric tetanus; 100% of these cases occurred in unimmunized children. Their median length of stay was 10 days, and the costs were significant.Entities:
Keywords: Amish; central Pennsylvania; tetanus; vaccine- preventable illness
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30184217 PMCID: PMC7317151 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy086
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ISSN: 2048-7193 Impact factor: 3.164