A randomized controlled trial of the impact of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on bacterial colonization of hospital-born infants in Nepal

scientific article published on June 2008

A randomized controlled trial of the impact of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on bacterial colonization of hospital-born infants in Nepal is …
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P356DOI10.1097/INF.0B013E31816791A2
P932PMC publication ID2562933
P698PubMed publication ID18449064

P50authorJoanne KatzQ28740215
James M TielschQ40261966
Luke C MullanyQ56778184
Gary L DarmstadtQ63214851
Subarna K KhatryQ114455427
P2093author name stringSteven C LeClerq
Ramesh K Adhikari
Punita Gauchan
Jeevan B Sherchand
Ashma Rana
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P433issue6
P921main subjectmaternal healthQ6786626
NepalQ837
chlorhexidineQ15646788
P304page(s)505-511
P577publication date2008-06-01
P1433published inPediatric Infectious Disease JournalQ15756717
P1476titleA randomized controlled trial of the impact of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on bacterial colonization of hospital-born infants in Nepal
P478volume27

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