This study aims to compare of effect of chlorhexidine gluconate and alcohol hand rubbing on healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in neonatal intensive care unit at Alexandria University Children Hospital.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Medical staff used alcohol in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.
Medical staff used Chlorhexidine in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.
Marwa Mohamed Farag
Alexandria, Egypt
RECRUITINGblood culture
having blood culture from studied groups on day 7, 14, and 28 after birth.
Time frame: first month of life
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