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Alcohol‐based handrub vs usual care

Incidence of bacteriologically confirmed infection within the first 28 days of life · Neonates and caregivers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hand hygiene for the prevention of infections in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Two per cent CHG vs alcohol hand sanitiser (61% alcohol and emollients)

Incidence of bacteriologically confirmed infection (types of infection as specified by study authors) within the first 28 days of life ‐ all infections · Neonates and caregivers

Two per cent CHG probably leads to lower incidence of bacteriologically confirmed infections (types of… compared with alcohol hand sanitiser (61% alcohol and emollients) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hand hygiene for the prevention of infections in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.79 [0.66, 0.93]
1 study · 2932 participants
Moderate