Effects of breathable disposable diapers: Reduced prevalence of Candida and common diaper dermatitis

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 282-290

  Akin, Frank ^a   Spraker, Mary ^b   Aly, Raza ^c   Leyden, James ^d   Raynor, William ^a   Landin, Wendell ^a  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH;

CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAPER RASH; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034844138     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01929.x     Document Type: Article

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