Chlorhexidine-methanol burns in two extreme preterm newborns

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 676-678

  Bringuaéespuny, Xavier ^a   Soria, Xavier ^a   Solaé, Eduard ^a   Garcia, Jordi ^a   Marco, Juan Jose ^a   Ortega, Josep ^a   Ortiz, Mieria ^a   Pueyo, Alfredo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; METHANOL; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMICAL BURN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; CATHETERIZATION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; METHANOL; SOLVENTS; TWINS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 78650101866     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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