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Chlorhexidine for prevention of neonatal colonization with group B streptococci. III. Effect of vaginal washing with chlorhexidine before rupture of the membranes

Kvist Christensen, K ; Christensen, Poul ; Dykes, Anna-Karin LU and Kahlmeter, Gunnar (1985) In European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology 19(4). p.231-236
Abstract
A single vaginal washing with 2 g/l of chlorhexidine was performed before rupture of the membranes in 19 parturients who were urogenital carriers of group B streptococci (GBS). Two (11%) of the infants became colonized immediately after birth, in contrast to 16 of 41 (39%) infants to controls (P = 0.02). A significant reduction of GBS colonization of the ear (P = 0.02) and umbilicus (P = 0.01) was noted. Taken together, 2 of 57 (4%) cultures obtained at birth were positive in the chlorhexidine group, in contrast to 30 of 123 (24%) among the controls (P less than 0.01). These findings raise hope for the design of a simple washing procedure which might prevent serious infections in the early neonatal period with GBS but also with other... (More)
A single vaginal washing with 2 g/l of chlorhexidine was performed before rupture of the membranes in 19 parturients who were urogenital carriers of group B streptococci (GBS). Two (11%) of the infants became colonized immediately after birth, in contrast to 16 of 41 (39%) infants to controls (P = 0.02). A significant reduction of GBS colonization of the ear (P = 0.02) and umbilicus (P = 0.01) was noted. Taken together, 2 of 57 (4%) cultures obtained at birth were positive in the chlorhexidine group, in contrast to 30 of 123 (24%) among the controls (P less than 0.01). These findings raise hope for the design of a simple washing procedure which might prevent serious infections in the early neonatal period with GBS but also with other chlorhexidine-sensitive organisms. (Less)
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neonatal colonization, group B streptococci, chlorhexidine
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European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
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19
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4
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231 - 236
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Elsevier
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0301-2115
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10.1016/0028-2243(85)90034-6
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English
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  abstract     = {{A single vaginal washing with 2 g/l of chlorhexidine was performed before rupture of the membranes in 19 parturients who were urogenital carriers of group B streptococci (GBS). Two (11%) of the infants became colonized immediately after birth, in contrast to 16 of 41 (39%) infants to controls (P = 0.02). A significant reduction of GBS colonization of the ear (P = 0.02) and umbilicus (P = 0.01) was noted. Taken together, 2 of 57 (4%) cultures obtained at birth were positive in the chlorhexidine group, in contrast to 30 of 123 (24%) among the controls (P less than 0.01). These findings raise hope for the design of a simple washing procedure which might prevent serious infections in the early neonatal period with GBS but also with other chlorhexidine-sensitive organisms.}},
  author       = {{Kvist Christensen, K and Christensen, Poul and Dykes, Anna-Karin and Kahlmeter, Gunnar}},
  issn         = {{0301-2115}},
  keywords     = {{neonatal colonization; group B streptococci; chlorhexidine}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{231--236}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology}},
  title        = {{Chlorhexidine for prevention of neonatal colonization with group B streptococci. III. Effect of vaginal washing with chlorhexidine before rupture of the membranes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0028-2243(85)90034-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0028-2243(85)90034-6}},
  volume       = {{19}},
  year         = {{1985}},
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