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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 89:F336-F340 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.031104
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Combined use of alcohol hand rub and gloves reduces the incidence of late onset infection in very low birthweight infants

Table 5

 Incidence of late onset infection per patient before and after the introduction of alcohol hand rub and gloves protocol

Number of septic episodes per patient HW group (n = 161) HR group (n = 176) Adjusted p values
HW, Conventional handwashing; HR, alcohol hand rub and gloves.
0 75 (47%) 122 (69%) <0.0001
1 32 (20%) 38 (22%) 1.0
2 26 (16%) 11 (6%) <0.0001
⩾3 28 (17%) 5 (3%)

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