Topical antimicrobials applied to the umbilical cord stump: A new intervention against neonatal tetanus

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 904-908

  Parashar, Umesh D ^a,b,e   Bennett, John V ^a,c   Boring, John R ^a   Gary Hlady, W ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Case control; Neonatal; Prevention; Tetanus; Topical

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN TETANUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UMBILICUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTICS--THERAPEUTIC USE; ASIA; BANGLADESH; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; DRUGS; INFANT; INFECTIONS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTHERN ASIA; TETANUS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TREATMENT; YOUTH;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; TETANUS;

EID: 0031758281     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.5.904     Document Type: Article

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