Tetanus neonatorum

Definition

A disease characterized by systemic muscle spasms arising in newborns who are delivered in unsanitary conditions and subsequently infected with Clostridium tetani.

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• 1C11Bartonellosis
• 1C12Whooping cough
• 1C13Tetanus
• 1C14Obstetrical tetanus
• 1C16Gas gangrene
• 1C17Diphtheria
• 1C18Brazilian purpuric fever