Management of Tetanus Neonatorum in a respiratory unit

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: C. Sikosana (Συγγραφέας), P. Sishi (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: AOSIS, 1979-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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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...