Functional prognosis of older adults with tetanus in Japan: a single-center retrospective study
Almost half of the older adults with tetanus experienced a decline in ADL on discharge. Furthermore, HAI was associated with greater functional decline. These results highlight the importance of tetanus prevention in older adults.
Authors
- Ryuichi Minoda Sada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-6822)
- Satoshi Kutsuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8955)
- Shungo Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3207-8403)
- Ryosuke Osawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8480-9805)
- Naoto Hosokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2858-1593)
- Takeru Yamamoto
Institutions
- Kameda Medical Center (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11877-4
- Primary Topic
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00