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Serum Therapy in Neonatal Tetanus

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1967
NEONATAL TETANUS is a highly lethal disease. A very high fatality rate varying from 71.2% to 91% has been reported by various workers. 1-11 Administration of antitetanic serum (ATS) has been one of the mainstays of treatment. But, the attempts of early workers to reduce the mortality by increasing the dose of ATS 12-18 have not been successful. Indeed,
J C, Patel, P L, Goodluck
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Neonatal tetanus in a military hospital

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1974
A clinical analysis of ten cases of neonatal tetanus treated at the Command Hospital, Central Command, Lucknow (U.P.), during a period of three years is presented. All the cases except one were delivered at home. All the neonates were full term and weighed over 2,500 G. at the time of admission.
G B, Rayudu, J M, Grover
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Septicaemia among Neonates with Tetanus

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1992
In a study of 149 cases of neonatal tetanus (NNT) admitted into the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, 49 (33 per cent) were also found to have septicaemia. The dominant organisms were coliforms and Staphylococcus aureus. A comparison of the clinical features of the septicaemic and non-septicaemic neonates showed umbilical cord infection to be an
O E, Antia-Obong, E E, Ekanem, J J, Udo, S J, Utsalo   +3 more
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Strategies for the Control of Neonatal Tetanus

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1984
This paper describes strategies for the control of neonatal tetanus. The natural history of the disease the immunological effects of tetanus toxoid immunization and programmatic opportunities for providing these immunizations are considered. A formula for calculating the cost per prevented neonatal tetanus death is suggested and its use illustrated ...
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Neonatal tetanus

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1973
A C, Parija, K D, Mohanta
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Neonatal tetanus: review of progress

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1995
AbstractThe target set for elimination of neonatal tetanus (NT) is less than one case par 1000 live births in every district of the world. NT will then be considered to have been removed as a major public health problem and fewer than 150 000 cases are expected to occur annually worldwide if the achievements are maintained.
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Neonatal Tetanus

BMJ, 1963
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NEONATAL TETANUS IN ACCRA

The Lancet, 1984
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Neonatal Tetanus in Indonesia

Tropical Doctor, 1973
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Neonatal Tetanus in Pakistan

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1991
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