Inequalities in Immunization against Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Protection at Birth Coverage Using Household Health Survey Data from 76 Countries [PDF]
Vaccines, 2023 Substantial progress in maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination has been made in the past 40 years, with dramatic reductions in neonatal tetanus incidence and mortality.
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021 Neonatal tetanus, also known as tetanus neonatorum, occurs in young infants of inadequately immunized mothers. It is a kind of generalized tetanus that is exhibited mainly by prevention of the release of the inhibitory neurotransmitters (i.e ...
Itzhak Brook
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Proportion of births protected against neonatal tetanus and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth within the past 6 months in Gozamn district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Today, neonatal tetanus accounts for a significant portion of newborn and under−5 mortality – 40% and 57%, respectively – and is the most prevalent cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, particularly in developing nations.
Anteneh Gashaw +11 more
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Neonatal tetanus in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor: A case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Umbilical stump sepsis in a nonpassively immunized neonate poses a high risk to neonatal tetanus. Management of neonatal tetanus is still a great challenge in resource‐limited settings where some health facilities lack tetanus toxoid containing vaccines,
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Factors associated with births protected against neonatal tetanus in Africa: Evidences from Demographic and health surveys of five African countries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 IntroductionMaternal and neonatal tetanus remains a global public health problem affecting mainly the poorest and most marginalized subpopulations. In spite of the problem, studies conducted on the associated factors of births protected against neonatal ...
Yigizie Yeshaw +8 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2021 Summary: This systematic review assessed the progress and barriers towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in the 12 countries that are yet to achieve elimination, globally. Coverage of at least 80% (the coverage level required for elimination)
Nasir Yusuf, MD +13 more
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Neonatal tetanus with good outcomes at a regional referral hospital in Eastern Uganda: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Neonatal tetanus, though now rare in developed countries, is still a significant cause of mortality in developing countries. Mortality, which can be as high as 100% without medical intervention, can be reduced to less than 10% with intensive ...
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Successful management of neonatal tetanus with autonomic manifestations at a referral hospital in Nigeria: a case report [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Neonatal tetanus remains a significant cause of preventable neonatal death in developing countries like Nigeria. With case fatality rates approaching 100% in resource-poor settings, improved antenatal tetanus vaccination and clean delivery ...
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Neonatal Tetanus Case Series: A Tale of Survival and Tragedy at St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]
Pediatric Health, Medicine and TherapeuticsTigist Bacha,1 Mahlet Abayneh,2 Dawit Bekele Tefera3 1Division of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Division of Neonatology Department of ...
Bacha T, Abayneh M, Tefera DB
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Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination: Where are We Now? [PDF]
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021 Shashi Kant Dhir,1 Pooja Dewan,2 Piyush Gupta2 1Department of Pediatrics, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Punjab, India; 2Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence: Piyush GuptaDepartment of ...
Dhir SK, Dewan P, Gupta P
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