1C15

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Tetanus neonatorum

Description

A disease affecting neonates, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Clostridium tetani. This disease is characterised by systemic muscle spasms that arise within the first few days after delivery. Transmission is commonly by direct contact or lack of maternal immunity.

Index terms

  • Tetanus neonatorum
  • newborn trismus
  • trismus neonatorum
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  • Tetanus omphalitis

Exclusions from above levels

  • NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

  • 1C10 – Actinomycosis
  • 1C11 – Bartonellosis
  • 1C12 – Whooping cough
  • 1C13 – Tetanus
  • 1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
  • 1C16 – Gas gangrene
  • 1C17 – Diphtheria
  • 1C18 – Brazilian purpuric fever
  • 1C19 – Legionellosis
  • 1C1A – Listeriosis
  • 1C1B – Nocardiosis
  • 1C1C – Meningococcal disease
  • 1C1D – Yaws
  • 1C1E – Pinta
  • 1C1F – Endemic non-venereal syphilis
  • 1C1G – Lyme borreliosis
  • 1C1H – Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
  • 1C1J – Relapsing fever
  • 1C40 – Campylobacteriosis
  • 1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  • 1C42 – Melioidosis
  • 1C43 – Actinomycetoma
  • 1C44 – Non-pyogenic bacterial infections of the skin
  • 1C45 – Toxic shock syndrome
  • 1C4Y – Other specified bacterial diseases
  • 1C4Z – Unspecified bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Tetanus neonatorum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2085616610

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases