TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 94. Tetanus and Rabies A1 - Nacouzi, Vincent A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - Tetanus is an acute, frequently fatal spasmodic disease resulting from a wound infected with the organism Clostridium tetani. The disease is exotoxin mediated. In the United States, 69% of Americans > 70 years old not have adequate immunity. The incidence has increased in the 20 to 59 years old. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56275334 ER -