Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2021, Issue 5, 2021, Pages

  Cleminson, Jemma ^a   McGuire, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT;

BACTERIUM; CHILD GROWTH; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CREAM; FUNGUS; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATITIS; DRUG THERAPY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; OINTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL BIAS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIAS; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATITIS; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MYCOSES; OINTMENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN CARE;

EID: 85105576885     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001150.pub4     Document Type: Review

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