the relationship between bacterial colonization and infection; 5) the effects of umbilical cord care on cord separation; and 6) clinical significance. Finally, the appropriateness of current cord ...

hygienic umbilical care is believed to reduce umbilical colonization, infection, tetanus, and sepsis, but the role of antiseptic cord care in reducing infections is unclear. Although studies in ...

Cord serum specimens were obtained from 129 infants born after term pregnancies not complicated by infection and compared with those from 31 infants born after pregnancies in which an infection ...

Infection of the area around the umbilical cord stump is the main concern. To help prevent infections: Keep the cord clean. Although we used to recommend washing with alcohol, studies showed it ...

It is important to watch the umbilical cord stump for infection. Infections are often not very common, but can spread very quickly when they do occur. Some pointers to infection may include fever ...

Sam Querrey tells ESPN.com that he recently suffered an umbilical cord infection and underwent minor surgery. "It was kind of hurting one day, and then it started to get kind of inflamed and red ...