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Risk Factors for Umbilical Cord Infection among Newborns of Southern Nepal

Although umbilical cord infection contributes to neonatal mortality and morbidity and risk can be reduced with topical chlorhexidine, behavioral or other factors associated with cord infection in low-resource settings have not been examined. Data on potential risk factors for omphalitis were collect...

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Main Authors: Mullany, Luke C., Darmstadt, Gary L., Katz, Joanne, Khatry, Subarna K., LeClerq, Steven C., Adhikari, Ramesh K., Tielsch, James M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362499/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065275
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwj356
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