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.

Source: International Wound Journal - December 1, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Kadir Şerafettin Tekgündüz, Eda Kepenekli, Yaşar Demirelli, İbrahim Caner, Mustafa Kara Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research