Tetanus neonatorum treated by a single high dose of A.T.S. subcutaneously around umbilicus

Thirteen cases of neonatal tetanus were treated conservatively between 1976 and 1977. A single dose of A.T.S. was infiltrated subcutaneously around the umbilicus and sedation and antibiotics were given as required along with special nursing care. In a previous study (Rathore 1976) large amounts of A.T.S. were given in divided doses by both intravenous and intramuscular routes, the mortality rate was 74 per cent, while in the present series the mortality was reduced to 30.7 per cent.