Impact of chlorhexidine baths on suspected sepsis and bloodstream infections in hospitalized neonates in Zambia

Impact of chlorhexidine baths on suspected sepsis and bloodstream infections in hospitalized neonates in Zambia

Introduction: Sepsis is the leading cause of infectious morbidity and mortality among hospitalized neonates. In high-resource pediatric and adult intensive care units, use of aqueous chlorhexidine (CHG) solution has been associated with reduced risk of bloodstream infections (BSI). Objectives: To as...

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Main Authors: T. Westling, C. Cowden, L. Mwananyanda, M.L. Kapasa, S. Machona, C. Pierre, N. Mitra, D.H. Hamer, S.E. Coffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bloodstream infection
Chlorhexidine
Neonatal intensive care unit
Low-income country
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220301752

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