tetanos neonatal

ABSTRACT

The neonatal tetanus, toxi-infection to clostridium tetani, is the most dangerous clinical shape of tetanus. It's dignosis is purely clinical. The therapy has been progressing thanks to the modern equipment in the reanimation service which makes it possible to cure some dangerous cases. In developed countries, the rate of this disease has become rare, but it is a high one in developing countries. In Mornoco, the frequency of neonatal tetanus was obviously reduced thanks to the generalization of vaccination and to the prevention system. In fact, the yearly number of the cases declaring in the country in 1995 [14 cases] is eight time lower than the one declared in 1985 [104 cases]