Wesche H A, Overfield T
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
Public Health Nurs. 1992 Jun;9(2):125-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1992.tb00086.x.
The frequency of tetanus has declined little in the past decade. The majority of cases occur in persons over 50 years of age. A sample of 225 blood donors, between the ages of 50 and 68, from a mixed rural-suburban county, were tested for tetanus antitoxin levels. Only 14% had protective levels. This low rate indicates the need for increased attention to tetanus immunizations in older adults.
在过去十年中，破伤风的发病率几乎没有下降。大多数病例发生在50岁以上的人群中。对来自一个城乡结合县的225名年龄在50至68岁之间的献血者样本进行了破伤风抗毒素水平检测。只有14%的人具有保护性水平。这一低比率表明需要更加关注老年人的破伤风免疫接种。
