Badiane S, Coll-Seck A M, Diop B M, Ould Feil A, Sow S
Clinique des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1991;84(5 Pt 5):550-7.
Tetanus in general, particularly tetanus neonatorum is a great public health problem in tropical area. Our study concerned 1,159 cases admitted at the Infectious Diseases Department of Fann Hospital (Dakar, Senegal) from January 1979 to December 1989. The high frequency of tetanus neonatorum in developing countries was related to certain delivery conditions and lack of generalized antitetanus immunization. Therefore it is necessary to emphasize on health education to decrease the frequency of the disease and to improve tetanus neonatorum prognosis which mortality rate fluctuated between 60% and 90%.
一般来说，破伤风，尤其是新生儿破伤风，是热带地区一个重大的公共卫生问题。我们的研究涉及1979年1月至1989年12月在法恩医院（达喀尔，塞内加尔）传染病科收治的1159例病例。发展中国家新生儿破伤风的高发病率与某些分娩条件以及缺乏普遍的破伤风免疫接种有关。因此，有必要强调健康教育，以降低该疾病的发病率，并改善新生儿破伤风的预后，其死亡率在60%至90%之间波动。
