introduction: neonatal tetanus is a highly fatal disease that can be prevented by immunization and improvement in obstetric practices. the aim of the present study was to assess the characteristics of cases of neonatal tetanus in two large tertiary hospitals (ghaem and imam reza hospitals) of mashhad -north east of iran between 1984- 2001. methods: all cases whose epidemiological and clinical c...

introduction cephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus, defined as trismus and cranial nerve palsy. it has a mortality rate of 15 - 30%. case presentation the purpose of this case report was to present a case of cephalic tetanus with trismus, a rare form of tetanus, in an intravenous drug abuser. timely diagnosis and management prevented progression into the generalized form and made the patie...

Tetanus merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh kuman Clostridium tetani. Penyakit ini termasuk mematikan di negara berkembang. Melihat masih tingginya kasus tetanus berkembang serta untuk memberikan pelayanan terbaik dan pengobatan efektif terhadap pasien terkena tetanus, maka diperlukan optimalisasi pada proses pembuatan serum anti sehingga dapat meningkatkan kapasitas produksi kualitas dihas...

Neonatal tetanus (NT) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality in many parts of the world. Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease and is second only to measles worldwide as a cause of childhood mortality. In this study the various irnrnunoglobulin classes of anti-tetanus antibody in the sera of 105 Iranian women of childbearing age (13-45 years) were titrated by enzyme linked immunosorben...

background: cigarette smoking has been linked with the suppression of immune responses and increased susceptibility to numerous infections in humans. tetanus is also a major public health problem in many countries. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the serum levels of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies in c igarette smoking and healthy non-smoking people .   materials and methods: a total...

background and objectives: tetanus and diphtheria are vaccine-preventable, infectious diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. immunization by the diphtheria and tetanus toxoid (dt) has been applied in iran for almost 50 years. however, there are very few data about the rate of immunity to these diseases in the adult population. the humoral immunity to tetanus and diphtheria among blo...

neonatal tetanus (nt) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality in many parts of the world. tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease and is second only to measles worldwide as a cause of childhood mortality. in this study the various irnrnunoglobulin classes of anti-tetanus antibody in the sera of 105 iranian women of childbearing age (13-45 years) were titrated by enzyme linked immunosorbent as...

Background and Objectives: HIV infected patients are at risk for vaccine-preventable infections such as tetanus and diphtheria (Td). In these patients, these antibodies tend to decline faster. Due to the limited data, this study assessed the seroprevalence of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in HIV infected patients in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was carried o...