da Silveira C M, de Quadros C A
Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO Regional Office for the Americas/Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037.
World Health Forum. 1991;12(3):289-96.
Progress in the campaign against neonatal tetanus in South and Central America and the Caribbean is reviewed. The main emphasis is on immunizing women of childbearing age who live in high-risk areas, although importance also attaches to routine tetanus toxoid treatment, adequate care during the prenatal period and delivery, and epidemiological surveillance.
本文回顾了南美洲、中美洲和加勒比地区在预防新生儿破伤风运动方面取得的进展。主要重点是为居住在高危地区的育龄妇女接种疫苗，不过常规破伤风类毒素治疗、孕期和分娩期间的充分护理以及流行病学监测也同样重要。
