Neonatal Tetanus in Gabon: About 2 Cases

Neonatal tetanus: a study of five cases in Sandakan, Sabah.

This study aims to study the demographics, clinical presentation, treatment and outcome of neonatal tetanus patients managed at Hospital Duchess of Kent from January 1st 2006 to December 31st 2006. Five neonates were studied. All presented with fever, poor sucking and limb stiffness, with a history of unsterile delivery and uncertain maternal tetanus immunity status. All were nursed in a minima...

Neonatal tetanus. Analysis of 108 cases using a scoring system.

Analysis of 108 cases of Neonatal Tetanus by using a scoring system (Tjandra et al., 197 4) revealed that 18 patients belonged to Grade I with a mortality rate of 5.6%; 43 belonged to Grade II wi,th a mortality nate of 58.1%; and 47 belonged to Grade lll wioth 91.5% mortality. The differences of mortality bBtween tthe 3 groups are statistically significant. Mortality rate of 1973 was the lowest...

Neonatal tetanus in Casablanca

Neonatal tetanus (NT) remains common in developing countries. Its poor prognosis is characterized by a high mortality rate. Patients and methods – Our retrospective review concerned 50 cases of NT admitted to the intensive care and neonatology units in the Casablanca Children’s Hospital between 1990 and 1999. The diagnosis was made on clinical signs and gravity was evaluated with the Dakar scor...

Eliminating Neonatal Tetanus

Maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Maternal and neonatal tetanus are important causes of maternal and neonatal mortality, claiming about 180 000 lives worldwide every year, almost exclusively in developing countries. Although easily prevented by maternal immunisation with tetanus toxoid vaccine, and aseptic obstetric and postnatal umbilical-cord care practices, maternal and neonatal tetanus persist as public-health problems in 4...