Use of 2% 2-phenoxyethanol and 0.1% octenidine as antiseptic in premature newborn infants of 23-26 weeks gestation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-307

  Bührer, Christoph ^a   Bahr, S ^b   Siebert, J ^b   Wettstein, R ^a   Geffers, C ^a   Obladen, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Octenidine; phenoxyethanol; Preterm human infant

Indexed keywords

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; OCTENIDINE; PHENOXYACETIC ACID; THYROID HORMONE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; UMBILICAL CORD; URINARY EXCRETION; CLINICAL TRIAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0036673111     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1249     Document Type: Article

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