Incidence and Risk Factors for Neonatal Tetanus in Admissions to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Neonatal Tetanus (NT) is a preventable cause of mortality and neurological sequelae that occurs at higher incidence in resource-poor countries, presumably because of low maternal immunisation rates and unhygienic cord care practices. We aimed to determine changes in the incidence of NT,...

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Autores principales: Ibinda, Fredrick, Bauni, Evasius, Kariuki, Symon M., Fegan, Greg, Lewa, Joy, Mwikamba, Monica, Boga, Mwanamvua, Odhiambo, Rachael, Mwagandi, Kiponda, Seale, Anna C., Berkley, James A., Dorfman, Jeffrey R., Newton, Charles R. J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122606

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122606

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