Intrathecal antitetanus serum ( horse ) with steroid in the treatment of neonatal tetanus ARUN
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107 patients with neonatal tetanus were studied and the value of intrathecal antitetanus serum with steroid was noted. The mortality rate in a control group (68%) was significantly higher than that ofthe test group (37%). Furthermore, a delay in antitetanus serum administrationwas found to have a strong positive linear correlation with the mortality rate. In fact, the mortality rate for neonates who were given antitetanus serum 24 hours after the onset of convulsions was found to be
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Intrathecal antitetanus serum (horse) with steroid in the treatment of neonatal tetanus.
107 patients with neonatal tetanus were studied and the value of intrathecal antitetanus serum with steroid was noted. The mortality rate in a control group (68%) was significantly higher than that of the test group (37%). Furthermore, a delay in antitetanus serum administration was found to have a strong positive linear correlation with the mortality rate. In fact, the mortality rate for neona...
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