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A ten-year review of neonatal tetanus cases managed at a tertiary health facility in a resource poor setting: The trend, management challenges and outcome.

Ezra Olatunde OgundareAdebukola Bidemi AjiteAdewuyi Temidayo AdeniyiAdefunke Olarinre BabatolaAdekunle Bamidele TaiwoOdunayo Adebukola FatunlaAlfred AiremionkhaleOluwapelumi Adeyosola OdeyemiOladele Simeon OlatunyaOyeku Akibu Oyelami
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
This study revealed that neonatal tetanus is still being seen in our clinical practice with poor outcome and the risk factors are the same as of old. Increased public health campaign, promotion of clean deliveries, safe cord care practices, affordable and accessible health care provision are recommended to combat NNT scourge.
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