title: Combined treatment with chlorhexidine and 0·9% saline in a newborn infant with an infected surgical wound.
abstract: Newborns are more susceptible to infection; this makes proper wound care extremely important in them. Unfortunately, in spite of successful surgery, patients can die as a result of wound area infections. Herein, we report a case in which a combined therapy of chlorhexidine (a disinfectant) and saline (a cleansing agent used in wound care) was used effectively to treat the wound in a newborn infant with an antibiotic-resistant, Gram-negative, bacteria-related surgical site infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. k.tekgunduz@yahoo.com.tr.
authors.forename: Kadir Şerafettin
authors.initials: KŞ
authors.lastname: Tekgündüz
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kepenekli
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yaşar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demirelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002710:Chlorhexidine
keywords: Infection; Meningomyelocele; Newborns; Wound