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Tetanus following vaccination against small-pox

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    Twenty cases of tetanus following small-pox vaccination are reported.

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    The mode of entry of infection was at the site of vaccination.

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    The incidence of post-vaccinal tetanus was 0.996 per cent in a series of of 2007 cases of tetanus with a mortality of 35 per cent.

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    J. C. Patel, M. K. Dhirawani, B. C. Mehta & N. S. Verdhachari

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  1. J. C. Patel
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From the Tetanus Ward, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay.

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Patel, J.C., Dhirawani, M.K., Mehta, B.C. et al. Tetanus following vaccination against small-pox. Indian J Pediatr 27, 251–253 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795578

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