Dry care versus chlorhexidine cord care for prevention of omphalitis. Systematic review with meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the effect of dry care and the application of chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord of newborns at risk of developing omphalitis. Method: systematic review with meta-analysis. Clinical trials comparing dry care with the application of clorexidine to evaluate omphalitis...

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Main Authors: María Dolores López-Medina, Manuel Linares-Abad, Ana Belén López-Araque, Isabel María López-Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692019000100601&lng=en&tlng=en