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Adults require tetanus boosters every ten years 30-50 tetanus cases occur each year in Britain, half of which occur in adults over 65 years of age. Recent surveys have found that 40-80% of adult patients are unprotected against tetanus. Revaccination increases the period of immunity, but boosters scheduled at irregular or long intervals increase the chance of non-compliance. Many patients do not remember their medical history or the dates of past injections while patients' records may be lost when changing doctors. Thus, if revaccination was performed every 10 years 'the problem of both the carers and the public forgetting could be minimised ... '. HoWIe JGR Brotlsh MedIcal Journal 297 570·571.3 Sep 1988 0156-2703/88/0917-{)()()3/0$O1.00/0 @ADlS Press 'NPHARtIA'" 17 Sap 1988 3

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Adults require tetanus boosters every ten years

30-50 tetanus cases occur each year in Britain, half of which occur in adults over 65 years of age. Recent surveys have found that 40-80% of adult patients are unprotected against tetanus. Revaccination increases the period of immunity, but boosters scheduled at irregular or long intervals increase the chance of non-compliance. Many patients do not remember their medical history or the dates of past injections while patients' records may be lost when changing doctors. Thus, if revaccination was performed every 10 years 'the problem of both the carers and the public forgetting could be minimised ... '. HoWIe JGR Brotlsh MedIcal Journal 297 570·571.3 Sep 1988

0156-2703/88/0917-{)()()3/0$O1.00/0 @ADlS Press 'NPHARtIA'" 17 Sap 1988 3