Skin disinfection with chlorhexidine gluconate has not been standardized in preterm infants. We present 5 cases of chemical burns that occurred within the first 2 days of life in very low birth weight neonates after skin disinfection with aqueous and alcohol-based chlorhexidine solutions.
Neri, I., Ravaioli, G.M., Faldella, G., Capretti, M.G., Arcuri, S., Patrizi, A. (2017). Chlorhexidine-Induced Chemical Burns in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 191, 262-265 [10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.08.002].
Chlorhexidine-Induced Chemical Burns in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Neri, Iria;Ravaioli, Giulia Maria
;Faldella, Giacomo;Capretti, Maria Grazia;Arcuri, Santo;Patrizi, Annalisa
2017
Abstract
Skin disinfection with chlorhexidine gluconate has not been standardized in preterm infants. We present 5 cases of chemical burns that occurred within the first 2 days of life in very low birth weight neonates after skin disinfection with aqueous and alcohol-based chlorhexidine solutions.File in questo prodotto:
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