Disinfection with 10% povidone-iodine versus 0.5% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropanol in the neonatal intensive care unit

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Linder, N ^a,b   Prince, S ^a   Barzilai, A ^b   Keller, N ^b   Klinger, G ^a   Shalit, I ^a   Prince, T ^a   Sirota, L ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Chlorhexidine; Povidone iodine; Premature infants; Skin antisepsis

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANDIDA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SEPSIS; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; POVIDONE-IODINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1242292416     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310008159     Document Type: Article

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