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Tetanus Neonatorum

Known as: Neonatal Tetanus 
A syndrome of generalized rigidity with muscle spasms and seizures in the neonatal period resulting from Clostridium tetani toxin production.
National Institutes of Health

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Clostridium tetaniPerinatal TerminologyTetanus

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Stabilization of tetanus toxoid encapsulated in PLGA microspheres.
Delivery of vaccine antigens from controlled-release poly(lactic/glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres is a novel approach to reduce… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Assessment of the role of traditional birth attendants in maternal health care in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria
Background: Since the adoption of the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach in Nigeria in 1979, government has recognized the need… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
A five-year review of childhood mortality at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
INTRODUCTION The present study sought to provide a comprehensive description of causes of mortality in a local Nigerian children… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Management and prevention of tetanus.
The World Health Organization was committed to eliminating neonatal tetanus by 1995. Three years after this date, the infection… 
1999
1999
Effect of transplacentally acquired tetanus antibodies on the antibody responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b-tetanus toxoid conjugate and tetanus toxoid vaccines in Filipino infants.
BACKGROUND Pregnant women in developing countries are vaccinated with tetanus toxoid (TT) to prevent neonatal tetanus. In… 
1998
1998
Topical antimicrobials applied to the umbilical cord stump: a new intervention against neonatal tetanus.
BACKGROUND Previous case-control studies of neonatal tetanus (NNT), a leading cause of infant mortality in developing countries… 
1998
1998
Tetanus toxoid immunization coverage among women in zone 3 of Dhaka city: the challenge of reaching all women of reproductive age in urban Bangladesh.
Neonatal tetanus is still an important public health problem in both urban and rural Bangladesh, with an estimated 41,000 cases… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Observations on the application of EPI cluster survey methods for estimating disease incidence.
The present study attempted to assess the incidence of target diseases of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (poliomyelitis… 
1970
1970
Immunization against neonatal tetanus in New Guinea. 2. Duration of primary antitoxin responses to adjuvant tetanus toxoids and comparison of booster responses to adjuvant and plain toxoids.
Abstract This paper describes: (1) a continuation of the study reported in 1965 of tetanus antitoxin titres among women after… 
1970
1970
Immunization against neonatal tetanus in New Guinea. 3. The toxin-neutralization test and the response of guinea-pigs to the toxoids as used in the immunization schedules in New Guinea.
The mouse toxin-neutralization test procedure described has been used for antitoxin titration of sera of New Guinea women… 
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