Tetanus in African children.

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چکیده

This paper is based upon part of a thesis accepted by the University of London for the M.D. degree in 1957, but it now includes the experience of the Children's Department of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, in treating 79 children with tetanus between April, 1953, and August, 1958. Patients with neonatal tetanus are not included as they were the subject of a previous paper (Tompkins, 1958). Publication is thought to be justified for three reasons: (1) The methods of treatment employed were simple, such as can be carried out with limited staff and equipment, so the results may be useful for comparison with those obtained by more elaborate means, such as muscle relaxants. (2) A wide range of doses of tetanus antitoxin was employed in the hope of obtaining definite information about its value in treatment. (3) The importance of the middle ear as a source of infection is stressed and the characteristic type of tetanus arising from this source is described.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of disease in childhood

دوره 34  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1959