Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review

Table 3

Treatment characteristics of patients.

Parameters of the patients	Frequency	%
Antibiotics
Ceftriaxone	15	48.4
Penicillin V	19	61.3
Metronidazole	29	93.5
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid	4	12.9
Cefotaxime	2	6.4
Muscle relaxant
Diazepam	31	100
Baclofen	16	51.61
Mechanical ventilation	0	0
Complications
Pneumonia	4	12.90
Respiratory failure	8	25.80
Acute circulatory collapse	7	22.58
None	12	38.70
Death	15	48.4