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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.
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Clostridium tetaniPerinatal TerminologyTetanus

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Post-Neonatal Tetanus in Nguru, Yobe State, North-Eastern Nigeria
Eighteen cases of post-neonatal tetanus managed between January 2005 and December 2008 at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru were… 
2001
2001
Post-neonatal Tetanus in Nigeria: The need for Booster doses of Tetanus Toxoid
Eighty-two (87 per cent) of the 94 cases of post-neonatal tetanus patients seen in the department of paediatrics, University… 
1989
1989
Infant mortality in Madura, Indonesia. Implications for action.
Infant mortality by age at death and birth weight was assessed in a prospective, population-based study in Madura, East Java… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Measurement of mortality from neonatal tetanus in Burma.
Surveys to determine mortality from neonatal tetanus were conducted in March and April 1985 in accessible areas of Burma, where… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
The potential of the traditional birth attendant.
Diverse aspects of the training and ongoing use of the traditional birth attendant (TBA) to extend the health care system into… 
1983
1983
Care of the neonate and management of neonatal jaundice as practised by Yoruba traditional healers of Nigeria.
In 1950 and 1958 it was reported that infant mortality rates due to neonatal tetanus ran 90% and 89.9% respectively in Ibandan… 
1982
1982
Infant mortality in a rural community development blockin haryana
This study was carried out to determine the infant mortality in a population of 95,000 in rural Haryana during 1980. The infant… 
1970
1970
Immunization against neonatal tetanus in New Guinea. 4. Comparison of tetanus antitoxin titres obtained by haemagglutination and toxin neutralization in mice.
Haemagglutination (HA) has been used frequently for the titration of tetanus antitoxin but published results have varied in… 
1963
1963
Studies on Neonatal Tetanus, and on Pulmonary Compliance of the Totally Relaxed Infant
The treatment of tetanus neonatorum with total relaxation and intermittent positive-pressure respiration (I.P.P.R.) was described… 
1963
1963
Management of Tetanus Neonatorum with Intermittent Positive-pressure Respiration
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