Tétanos neonatal

Robinson, A.L.; Imbert, Patrick

doi:10.1016/s1245-1789(14)67270-x

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“…Anyway, the administration time within the first 24 hours of illness onset is difficult to meet given the delay often observed in admission in developing countries. Referring to the publication of Robinson [27], intramuscular route could be preferred. As regards antibiotic therapy, we have chosen to avoid competition between penicillin G and GABA by opting for metronidazole.…”

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Neonatal Tetanus at Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Bangui

Gody¹,

Yanza²,

Mejiozem³

et al. 2021

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Background: Despite the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) elimination initiative, neonatal tetanus still persists in some parts of the world. Objectives: To determine hospital prevalence and describe epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and outcome aspects of neonatal tetanus at the Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Bangui. Methodology: It was the review of hospitalized newborns' files in the neonatal unit at Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Bangui between January 2016 and December 2019. Newborns discharged with tetanus diagnosis, and whose files were usable were included. The variables studied were: for the newborn: age, sex, birth weight, the reason for transfer, diagnosis, cause and time of death, place and method of delivery; for the mother: age, antenatal care, tetanus vaccine status, parity and geographical provenance. Epi Info 7 software, version 7.1.3.3 was used for data analysis. The chi2 test with the significance level set at p < 0.05 and the odds ratio were used. Résultats: Forty-eight (48) out of 5796 newborns had neonatal tetanus (0.8%). They were newborns to mothers with an average age of 18.8 years of which 68.8% (n = 33) were primipara and 87.5% (n = 42) not vaccinated against tetanus. Childbirth happened at home in 91.7% (n = 44), and the blade was used for sectioning the umbilical cord in 39.6% (n = 19). Newborns were referred from rural area in 47.9% (n = 23). A single antenatal care contact was done in 68.7% (n = 33). Tetanus was classified as severe according to the Dakar prognosis score between 4 and 6 in 89.6% of cases (n = 43). The death occurred in 58.3% (n = 28). Conclusion: The high frequency of neonatal tetanus as well as its severity requires pregnancy follow-up strengthening and childbirth monitoring in order to its elimination.

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“…The tone disturbances observed upon the discharge from hospital in Bangui were not monitored; so we cannot demonstrate the permanent nature. Robinson mentioned cases of transient flaccid paralysis and one case of permanent flaccid quadriplegia in his systematic review and linked them to a direct action of the toxoid on the anterior horn of the spinal cord[27].…”

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