Use of 2% 2-phenoxyethanol and 0.1% octenidine as antiseptic in premature newborn infants of 23–26 weeks gestation
- Resource Type
- Authors
- S. Bahr; Christine Geffers; Michael Obladen; R. Wettstein; J. Siebert; Christoph Bührer
- Source
- Journal of Hospital Infection. 51:305-307
- Subject
- Male
Microbiology (medical)
Neonatal intensive care unit
Pyridines
medicine.drug_class
Urinary system
Phenoxyethanol
chemistry.chemical_compound
Antiseptic
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Humans
Medicine
business.industry
Thyroid
Infant, Newborn
Gestational age
General Medicine
Infectious Diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Anesthesia
Toxicity
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Gestation
Ethylene Glycols
Female
Imines
business
Infant, Premature
- Language
- ISSN
- 0195-6701
In preterm newborn infants, topical iodine-containing antiseptics disturb thyroid hormone regulation while alcohol-based disinfectants may cause local burns. We therefore investigated the use of an aqueous solution containing 0.1% octenidine and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol for skin disinfection during the first seven days of life in premature newborns with a gestational age