Group B Streptococcal Colonization in a Newborn Nursery
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 70 (8) , 978-979
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197708000-00023
Abstract
Control of nosocomial group B streptococcal (GBS) colonization of newborn infants was attempted in a four-cycle study alternately employing single applications of povidone-iodine (iodophor) and triple dye to the umbilical cord stump and periumbilical area. GBS colonization rates were 49% and 34% following iodophor cord care (cycles II and III) and 11% and 50% following triple dye cord care (cycles II and IV). The apparent significant reduction of GBS colonization during triple dye cycle II could not be reproduced in a subsequent follow-up culture survey and remains unexplained.Keywords
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