Effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine umbilical cord care on neonatal mortality in Southern Province, Zambia (ZamCAT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2016, Pages e827-e836

  Semrau, Katherine E A ^a   Herlihy, Julie ^a   Grogan, Caroline ^a   Musokotwane, Kebby ^a,b   Yeboah Antwi, Kojo ^a   Mbewe, Reuben ^c   Banda, Bowen ^d   Mpamba, Chipo ^d   Hamomba, Fern ^d   Pilingana, Portipher ^d   Zulu, Andisen ^d   Chanda Kapata, Pascalina ^c   Biemba, Godfrey ^a,e   Thea, Donald M ^a   MacLeod, William B ^a   Simon, Jonathon L ^a,e   Hamer, Davidson H ^a,e,f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Ministry of Community Development   (Zambia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^d Zambia Centre for Applied Research and Development (ZCAHRD)   (Zambia)

^e Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Project ZCAHRD   (Zambia)

^f BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; ZAMBIA; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84994559144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30215-7     Document Type: Article

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