Umbilical cord care in neonates: A survey and recommendations;Antisepsie du cordon ombilical du nouveau-ne: Enquete et recommandations

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 631-634

  Lacour, J P ^a   Castanet, J ^a   Boutte P ^b   Ortonne, J P ^a  

^a Service de dermatologie   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Antisepsis; Chlorhexidine; Infant, newborn; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BISEPTINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EKTOGAN; EOSIN; IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE; SILVER NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0033150045     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(99)80293-0     Document Type: Article

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