Woodruff A W, Grant J, El Bashir E A, Baya E I, Yugusuk A Z, El Suni A
Lancet. 1984 Feb 18;1(8373):378-9. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90423-9.
Neonatal tetanus affects 1 in every 82 and kills 1 in every 110 infants born in the town of Juba, southern Sudan. It is also an important cause of death in adult life both in southern Sudan and in many other regions of the developing world. One vehicle of infection could be the fine string-like roots used to tie the cord. To prevent neonatal tetanus governments and aid-giving agencies should distribute to women and midwives kits containing a sterile blade, a sterile ligature, two or three sterile adhesive dressings for the umbilical stump, and two or three sterile swabs.
在苏丹南部朱巴镇，每82名新生儿中就有1人感染新生儿破伤风，每110名新生儿中就有1人因此死亡。在苏丹南部以及发展中世界的许多其他地区，它也是成年人死亡的一个重要原因。感染源之一可能是用来扎脐带的细如线绳的根须。为预防新生儿破伤风，政府和援助机构应向妇女和助产士分发包含无菌刀片、无菌结扎线、两三个用于脐带残端的无菌粘性敷料以及两三个无菌拭子的套件。
