Eregie C O, Ofovwe G
Department of Paediatrics, Specialist Hospital, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
J Trop Pediatr. 1993 Dec;39(6):372-3. doi: 10.1093/tropej/39.6.372.
A total of 2623 live births were recorded over a 12-month period during a cluster survey on neonatal tetanus (NNT) mortality in Kano Metropolis, Northern Nigeria. The survey involved a two-stage cluster sampling technique. Some aspects of the clinical features of NNT were evaluated. There were 79 neonatal deaths and 54 NNT deaths with NNT mortality rate of 20.6/1000 live births. The mean incubation period for NNT was 7.3 days, while the mean age at death was 12.7 days. The peak age at death was 8 days. Interval between mean age at onset and mean age at death was 5.4 days. Mean delay in presentation at health facilities for treatment was 4.8 days. The possible significance of these features in prognosis is highlighted.
在尼日利亚北部卡诺市进行的一项关于新生儿破伤风（NNT）死亡率的整群调查中，在12个月的时间里共记录了2623例活产。该调查采用了两阶段整群抽样技术。对NNT的一些临床特征进行了评估。有79例新生儿死亡，54例NNT死亡，NNT死亡率为20.6/1000活产。NNT的平均潜伏期为7.3天，而平均死亡年龄为12.7天。死亡的高峰年龄为8天。发病平均年龄与死亡平均年龄之间的间隔为5.4天。在医疗机构接受治疗的平均延误时间为4.8天。强调了这些特征在预后方面可能具有的重要意义。
