Umbilical cord care: The effect of eight different cord-care regimens on cord separation time and other outcomes

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-44

  Pezzati, Marco ^a,b   Biagioli, Elena Cosenza ^a   Martelli, Elena ^a   Gambi, Beatrice ^a   Biagiotti, Roberto ^a   Rubaltelli, Firmino F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Newborn; Omphalitis; Time of detachment; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACITRACIN; FUCHSINE; NEOMYCIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC SUGAR; TRIPLE DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSERY; OMPHALITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEPSIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

BACITRACIN; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; COLORING AGENTS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOMYCIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSANILINE DYES; SALICYLIC ACID; SEPSIS; SILVER; SUCROSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036154995     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047182     Document Type: Article

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