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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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Perinatal disorder

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Review
2010
Review
2010
3.6 million neonatal deaths--what is progressing and what is not?
Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)--but the majority continue to… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Tetanus toxoid immunization to reduce mortality from neonatal tetanus
Background Neonatal tetanus remains an important and preventable cause of neonatal mortality globally. Large reductions in… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Maternal HIV infection and placental malaria reduce transplacental antibody transfer and tetanus antibody levels in newborns in Kenya.
BACKGROUND In clinical trials, maternal tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination is effective in protecting newborns against tetanus… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Estimating the causes of 4 million neonatal deaths in the year 2000.
BACKGROUND Information on cause-of-death is lacking for 98% of the world's 4 million neonatal deaths that occur in countries with… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
This chapter analyzes the costs and cost-effectiveness of scaling up the EPI and introducing selected new vaccines into the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The genome sequence of Clostridium tetani, the causative agent of tetanus disease
Tetanus disease is one of the most dramatic and globally prevalent diseases of humans and vertebrate animals, and has been… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Tetanus in developing countries: an update on the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Initiative.
Review
1992
Review
1992
Childhood deaths in Africa: uses and limitations of verbal autopsies
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Expanded Programme on Immunization
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Validation of postmortem interviews to ascertain selected causes of death in children.
In developing countries, diagnoses of diseases associated with deaths in children are frequently derived from retrospective… 
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