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Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 305-314, March 2004

Tetanus immunity and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis practices among emergency department patients presenting with wounds☆

David A Talan, MD
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Olive View–University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
- Address for correspondence: David A. Talan, MD, Olive View–University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Drive, North Annex, Sylmar, CA 91342; 818-364-3107; fax 818-364-3268
Fredrick M Abrahamian, DO
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Olive View–University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
Gregory J Moran, MD
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Olive View–University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
William R Mower, MD, PhD
- Emergency Medicine Center, University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kumar Alagappan, MD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park Island, NY, USA
Brian R Tiffany, MD, PhD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Charles V Pollack Jr., MA, MD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Dr. Pollack is currently affiliated with the Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
Mark T Steele, MD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
Lala M Dunbar, MD, PhD
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charity Medical Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA
Mary D Bajani, PhD
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Robbin S Weyant, PhD
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Steven M Ostroff, MD
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

Received 26 June 2003; received in revised form 19 September 2003; accepted 24 September 2003.

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☆ Author contributions: DAT, GJM, KA, BRT, CVP, MTS, LMD, RSW, and SMO conceived and designed the study. FMA, KA, BRT, CVP, MTS, and LMD acquired the data. WRM, DAT, and FMA analyzed and interpreted the data. DAT and FMA drafted the manuscript. WRM and FMA conducted the statistical analysis. MDB conducted the serologic testing. DAT obtained funding. DAT, KA, BRT, CVP, MTS, LMD, RSW, and SMO provided administrative, technical, and material support. DAT, FMA, KA, BRT, CVP, MTS and LMD supervised the study. All authors take responsibility for the paper as a whole.Supported by a research grant from Bayer Biological Products, Research Triangle Park, NC.Dr. Talan, Dr. Abrahamian, Dr. Moran, and Dr. Alagappan have received speaking honoraria and research grants from Bayer. Dr. Dunbar has received research grants from Bayer.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(03)01051-5

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.09.017

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Tetanus prophylaxis in the emergency department
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