Clinical Profile, Management and Outcome in Paediatric Patients with Tetanus: A Case Series
Tetanus is an acute infectious disease, caused by spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani.The spores are found everywhere in the environment, particularly in soil, ash, intestinal tracts/faeces of animals and humans, on the surfaces of skin and rusty tools like nails, needles, barbed wires, etc.Being very resistant to heat and most antiseptics,