Antiseptics for preventing omphalitis

• Main Authors: Sopapan Panyavudhikrai, Somwang Danchaivjitr, Chanchai Vantanasiri, Suwanna Trakulsomboon, Thrathip Kolatat, Chertsak Dhiraputra, Varaporn Poomsuwan, Nitaya Srirapol
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20542

Background: Omphalitis may cause serious complications and contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality. From January 1997 to August 1998, the incidence of omphalitis in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital had been increased from 0.9 to 17.4 per 1000 l...