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International Journal of Epidemiology 2000;29:600-601
© International Epidemiological Association 2000

Letters to the Editor

Topical Antibiotic use and Circumcision-Associated Neonatal Tetanus: Protective Factor or Indicator of Good Wound Care?

Sérgio De A Nishioka

Centro de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. Pará 1720, 38400–902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. E-mail: snishioka@hc.ufu.br

Sir—In their interesting study Bennett et al. demonstrated that circumcision is a risk factor for neonatal tetanus (NNT) in Punjab Province, Pakistan.1 They also showed that the use of topical antibiotics on the circumcision wound decreased the risk of NNT to the same level observed in babies who were not circumcised. Based on these findings Bennett et al. suggest that topical antibiotics should be routinely applied to every circumcision wound, and add that topical application of other substances commonly used in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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John Bennett, Catherine Breen, Jennifer Macia and John Boring

Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.


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