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Volume 25

January - March 2009

Number  1


 

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Comparison of the effect of Alcohol 70% versus
dry cord care on cord bacterial colonization and
cord separation time among newborns

Manigheh Nourian1, Fatemeh Allaii2, Aliehsan Heidari3

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare cord bacterial colonization and cord separation time among newborns whose cords were treated with Alcohol 70% versus dry cord care.

Methodology: The participating neonates in the two hospitals affiliated to Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences of Iran were randomly assigned to two groups. Group 1, had 36 neonates and Group had 41 neonates, who were treated with dry cord care and Alcohol 70% methods respectively.

Results: In the dry cord care group infant were significantly colonized with group B Streptococcus (58.3% vs 35% p=0.042), Staphylococcus epidermidis (86.7% vs 61% p=0.020) and Escherichia coli (88.9% vs 67.5% p=0.025). There were no cases of local umbilical infection in either group. There was no significant correlation between separation time of umbilical cord and the two methods of the care.

Conclusion: Based on the present study, bacterial colonization was higher in dry cord care group. There is, therefore, potential risk in discontinuing bacterial treatment of the umbilical cord stump.

KEYWORDS: Umbilical cord, Alcohol, Infection, Colonization, Newborn.

Pak J Med Sci    January - March 2009    Vol. 25 No. 1    103-107

How to cite this article:

Nourian M, Allaii F, Heidari A. Comparison of the effect of Alcohol 70% versus dry cord care on cord bacterial colonization & cord separation time among newborns. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(1):103-107


1. Manigheh Nourian,
2. Fatemeh Allaii,
1,2: Dept. of Paediatrics,
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,
Iran.
3. Aliehsan Heidari,
Assistant Professor, Dept. Medical Sciences,
GPEF, Ministry of Sciences, Iran.

Correspondence

Aliehsan Heidari
Assistant Professor
Dept. Medical Sciences,
GPEF, Ministry of Sciences,
Iran.
E mail: aliehsan2001@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: May 13, 2008
* Accepted: November 15, 2008



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