Does umbilical cord care in preterm infants influence cord bacterial colonization or detachment?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-104

  Evens, Kelly ^a   George, Jeffrey ^a,b,c   Angst, Denise ^a,d   Schweig, Lorene ^a,d  

^a Lutheran General Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b Lutheran General Hospital   (United States)

^c Division of Neonatology   (United States)

^d Division of Research Park Ridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD CARE; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TISSUE CULTURE; UMBILICAL CORD;

2-PROPANOL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICUS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1642568682     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211027     Document Type: Article

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