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Over a five year period the effectiveness of various agents for umbelical cord care was evaluated in three wards(ABC)for normal newborns. Immediately after the first bath either 70% alcohol, triple dye or povidone iodine(Betadine)was applied to the cord and an inch of surrounding skin. Anterior nasal cultures were taken at random on the third hospital day. Blood levels of alcohol, triple dye and iodine were measured in independent studies.
*Number studied and percent colonized.X3-Three applications/day for 3 days. Rest one application. NS-Not significant.Significant ↑(increase) or ↓ (decreased) P<.05-.001. Triple dye and alcohol were not detected in the blood. Betadine which showed the lowest colonization with nine applications was ineffective when used only once. Significant absorbtion of iodine was seen with both regimens. Increase in colonization with triple dye in the last two study periods is unexplained, however no increase in disease rate was seen.
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Ramamurthy, R., Pildes, R. & Pyati, S. 379 EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS UMBELICAL CORD CARE RECIMEN ON STAPHYLOCOCCAL COLONIZATION OF THE NEWBORN INFANT. Pediatr Res 12 (Suppl 4), 427 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00384
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00384