Neonatal tetanus

Brook, Itzhak

doi:10.22470/pemj.2021.00269

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“…Low birthweight, short incubation period, short period of onset, delay in seeking medical assistance, presence of comorbidities, dose of tetanus immunoglobulin 250 IU, and unclear entry site of infection determined mortality in these patients. Gender and delivery location were not related with an increased risk of mortality [12][13] . The leading causes of pre-discharge neonatal mortality were respiratory and cardiovascular diseases (43%) and low birthweight and prematurity (33%).…”

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“…The findings revealed that a significantly high number of women were not immunized against the tetanus infection (p<0.05), followed by the immunized mothers with a single and double shots of the vaccine administration with the frequency of 55. 13,38.91 and 5.94%, respectively (Figure 3). The fetal umbilical cord was also one of the high risk factor due to the creation of deep wound post-partum with the potential risk of entrance of Clostridium bacteria.…”

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“…Asphyxia may end in death due to spasms and hyper-sympathetic conditions. The management goals aimed to neutralize tetanospasmin, eliminate C. tetani, treat the wound and provide supportive care, including mechanical breathing, sedation, parenteral feeding, neuromuscular blockade and control of autonomic dysfunction 1 .…”

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Tetanus Neonatorum: its Associated Risk Factors and Mortality Rate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ullah¹,

Ullah²,

Naz³

et al. 2023

PJMHS

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Background: Tetanus neonatorum is a preventable cause of mortality and neurological squeal that is more prevalent in resource-poor nations, perhaps because to low rates of mother immunization and unclean cord care procedures. Objectives: The study was conducted in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to investigate the prevalence of tetanus neonatorum, its associated risk factors and mortality rate. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted in five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the year 2020-22, through evaluation of the hospital records of 185 tetanus infected neonates, for the assessment of acute risk factors and clinical outcome of the infection. Results: It was found that a significantly higher proportion (p<0.05) of the infected were neonatal fetuses of age less than ten days with the incidence of 83.24%. High mortality rate of 31.35% was observed in the infected infants in which 58 out of 185 infected infants did not survive. Most of the infected patients (p<0.05) were born at home (129/185), through vaginal birth (104/185) and delivered in unhygienic environment (156/185). A significantly high number of women were not immunized against the tetanus infection (p<0.05) and fetal umbilical cords were not managed aseptically and were cut with used razors (12.97%) and fastened with unhygienic threads (38.37%), rendering them vulnerable to the fatal infections. Conclusion: It was concluded that poor tetanus toxoid immunization of the mothers and unhygienic conditions were likely causes. Keywords: Deep wounds; Immunization; Umbilical cord; Unhygienic deliveries.

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Tetanus Neonatorum: its Associated Risk Factors and Mortality Rate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ullah¹,

Ullah²,

Naz³

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“…Pada saat pemotongan ari-ari janin bila dilakukan menggunakan alat yang tidak steril, selain itu pencegahan pula bagi neonatusnya. Oleh karena bakteri Clostridium tetani akan menyebar melalui peredaran darah air-ari janin ke seluruh tubuh (Brook, 2021).…”

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Penyuluhan Imunisasi Tetanus Toksoid Untuk Calon Pengantin Dan Wanita Usia Subur Di Fasilitas Kesehatan Tingkat Pertama

Kusumaratna,

Tan,

Suci

2023

juara. j. wahana. abdimas. sejahtera.

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Tetanus is a serious disease caused by spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Tetanus infection has no boundaries as people of all ages can be infected and it is still a public health problem today, especially for pregnant women and newborns. Neonatal tetanus (TN) is the tetanus infection in infants aged 3 – 28 days after birth and maternal tetanus (MT) is the infection that occurs during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after delivery. Tetanus infection generally occurs if the delivery is not carried out in health facilities with adequate equipment and is known as one of the most common causes of death during childbirth. The aim of this Community Service activity was to provide counseling about the importance of Tetanus Toxoid (TT) T immunization for prospective brides and WUS who came to the mother and children out-patient clinic at the Primary Health Care. Cadres those bearing an important role in expanding health information for the community were also involved in this program. This Community Service activity held counseling for the prospective bride and fertile-aged women, while the cadres were given refreshing additional knowledge about TT immunization. The results of this activity were increasing the cadres’ knowledge about TT immunization, and those prospective-bride and fertile-aged women were also encouraged to carry out active TT immunization at the Primary Health Care. There is also a need for cross-sector collaboration with the Religious Affairs office in the application of evidence of TT immunization for prospective-bride as a mandatory requirement that could be implemented properly.

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Neonatal tetanus

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Tetanus Neonatorum: its Associated Risk Factors and Mortality Rate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tetanus Neonatorum: its Associated Risk Factors and Mortality Rate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Penyuluhan Imunisasi Tetanus Toksoid Untuk Calon Pengantin Dan Wanita Usia Subur Di Fasilitas Kesehatan Tingkat Pertama

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