Effect of topical treatment with skin barrier-enhancing emollients on nosocomial infections in preterm infants in Bangladesh: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9464, 2005, Pages 1039-1045

  Darmstadt, Gary L ^a,b   Saha, Samir K ^a,c   Ahmed, A S M Nawshad Uddin ^c,d   Chowdhury, M A K Azad ^c   Law, Paul A ^a   Ahmed, Saifuddin ^a   Alam, Muhammad Asif ^c   Black, Robert E ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^d Kumudini Women's Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; MINERAL OIL; PETROLATUM; SUNFLOWER OIL; WAX; XIPAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INJURY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 15244360235     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74228-8     Document Type: Article

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