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Therapy in neonatal tetanus.

open access: yesIndian pediatrics, 1985
S S, Paul   +3 more
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Neonatal Tetanus in St Kilda

Scottish Medical Journal, 1981
Neonatal tetanus was prevalent in the Scottish Islands in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the island of St Kilda, neonatal mortality reached 690 per 1,000 live births, and was passively accepted by the community. Many speculative ideas concerning its aetiology were propounded until unsanitary conditions were counteracted by simple measures of hygiene ...
R A Collacott
exaly   +3 more sources

Tetanus toxoid immunization to reduce mortality from neonatal tetanus [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 2010
BACKGROUND: Neonatal tetanus remains an important and preventable cause of neonatal mortality globally. Large reductions in neonatal tetanus deaths have been reported following major increases in the coverage of tetanus toxoid immunization, yet the level
Hannah Blencowe   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

A Case of Neonatal Tetanus

Southern Medical Journal, 1991
The morbidity and mortality from neonatal tetanus are preventable. It is largely a disease of developing countries. This single case of neonatal tetanus in southern Florida must serve as an indicator for the need for health care professionals to evaluate the degree of utilization of maternal health services and the impact of immunization programs for ...
S, Kumar, J M, Malecki
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Neonatal Tetanus

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1979
Forty-eight babies were treated for neonatal tetanus and there were ten deaths. Twenty-seven patients were treated with neuromuscular blockade, nasotracheal intubation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation. In this group there were five deaths and three of these were the direct or indirect result of respiratory complications.
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Control of neonatal tetanus

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1985
It is estimated from community-based surveys in 1981–1982 in India that between 230,000 and 250,000 children die each year from neonatal tetanus. Hospital data from India reveal that more than 90 per cent of neonatal tetanus cases and deaths occur in the first two weeks of life.
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Neonatal Tetanus: A Continuing Challenge

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
The authors retrospectively analyzed the case records of all the newborns admitted with the diagnosis of neonatal tetanus (NT) over a period of 36 mo. A total of 27 cases of neonatal tetanus were admitted over a period of 36 mo. Out of these 27 neonates, 17 died and thus the overall mortality was 63%.
Ruchi, Rai, D K, Singh
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