| Title |
Vitamin C for preventing and treating tetanus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006665.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Harri Hemilä, Teija Koivula |
| Abstract |
Tetanus is a severe disease that can be prevented by vaccination. In developing countries vaccination coverage is not always high. Cases still occur also in developed countries, particularly in elderly people owing to their reduced immuno protection. There are about 1 million tetanus cases per year globally. In animal studies, vitamin C has protected against various infections and bacterial toxins. In a study with rats, vitamin C protected against the purified tetanus toxin. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 3% |
| Canada | 6 | 1% |
| Australia | 4 | <1% |
| Georgia | 4 | <1% |
| Poland | 3 | <1% |
| Thailand | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 25 | 5% |
| Unknown | 299 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 455 | 94% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 18 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 1% |
| Scientists | 3 | <1% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 199 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
| Researcher | 18 | 9% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 16% |
| Unknown | 73 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 23 | 11% |
| Unknown | 82 | 40% |
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