Use of topical petroleum jelly for prevention of sepsis in very low-birthweight infants: A prospective, randomised controlled trial

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 194-197

  AlKharfy, Turki ^a   Ba Abbad, Rubana ^a   Hadi, Anjum ^a   AlFaleh, Khalid ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Nosocomial sepsis; Skin care; Topical petroleum jelly; VLBW

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; PETROLATUM;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; THERMOREGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT CHANGE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PETROLATUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905123652     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905514Y.0000000117     Document Type: Article

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