Maternal Immunization Status in Neonatal Tetanus
Summary: In a review of 99 cases of neonatal tetanus admitted over a three-year period (January 1986 to December 1988), tetanus accounted for 6.8 percent of all admissions into the neonatal ward and the case fatality rate was 54,9 percent. All mothers who delivered at home and in the church premises...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Paediatric Association of Nigeria
2024-06-01
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Series: | Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics |
Online Access: | https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/813 |