Neonatal tetanus: A study of five cases in Sandakan, Sabah

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-82

  Lum, Su Han ^a   Chew, M F ^a  

^a Duchess of Kent Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Management; Neonatal tetanus; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; SEDATIVE AGENT; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN TETANUS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; UMBILICAL CORD; IMMUNIZATION; TETANUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; MALE; TETANUS;

EID: 70449730823     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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