Journal article
An Audit of the Effect of Two Cord-Care Regimens on Bacterial Colonization in Newborn Infants
Abstract
Proper care of the umbilical cord of newborn infants may prevent later infections. When St Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, started using alcohol instead of triple dye for umbilical cord care, there was a dramatic increase in the incidence of bacterial colonization in newborns in the nursery and, later, in the number of cases of staphylococcus-related skin infections in infants born at the hospital. Follow-up on 1,545 infants revealed …
Authors
Paes B; Jones CC
Journal
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 109–114
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 1987
DOI
10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30117-8
ISSN
1553-7250