Pyridoxine in the treatment of tetanus neonatorum.
A prospective study has been conducted to assess the efficacy of oral pyridoxine in the treatment of neonatal tetanus. A little reduction in mortality was observed by adding pyridoxine to the conventional therapy. The mortality in this group was 50.0% as compared to 62.5% in controls. This result did not confirm the ones in the literature. This could be sourced from the fact that additional infection was 50.0%.
Caglar
M K
MK
Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013742:Tetanus / Q000188:drug therapy*
D011736:Pyridoxine