Impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord on mortality and omphalitis among newborns of Sylhet, Bangladesh: design of a community-based cluster randomized trial

• Main Authors: Ahmed Saifuddin (Author), Darmstadt Gary L (Author), Rahman Mohammad R (Author), Rahman Syed M (Author), Mannan Ishtiaq (Author), Shah Rasheduzzaman (Author), Winch Peter J (Author), El Arifeen Shams (Author), Mullany Luke C (Author), Santosham Mathuram (Author), Black Robert E (Author), Baqui Abdullah H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The World Health Organization recommends dry cord care for newborns but this recommendation may not be optimal in low resource settings where most births take place in an unclean environment and infections account for up to half of n...