Management of Tetanus Neonatorum in a respiratory unit
Tetanus results from infection by clostridium tetani, which is present in the faeces of animals and man therefore also in the soil. It enters the body through a wound; in the case of a neonate, this is always the raw surface of the umbilicus. The infection of this wound occurs by contamination of co...
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Language: | English |
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AOSIS
1979-09-01
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Series: | Curationis |
Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/418 |