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
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220301752