Chlorhexidine (vaginal wash or gel/cream) vs placebo or no treatment
Early onset GBS disease (sepsis and/or meningitis within the first seven days of life)) · women with vaginal or rectal colonization with GBS during labour and their preterm/term infants
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine (vaginal wash or gel/cream) changes early onset GBS disease (sepsis and/or meningitis within the first… compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour to prevent early‐onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.32 [0.34, 15.63]2 studies · 987 participantsVery low