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Effect of Hyaluronic Acid 35 kDa on an In Vitro Model of Preterm Small Intestinal Injury and Healing Using Enteroid-Derived Monolayers
Published on: July 28, 2022
[Bathing and the colonization of the preterm newborn skin]
Maria Luzia Chollopetz da Cunha1, Renato Soibelmann Procianoy
1Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. luzia@adufrgs.ufrgs
Abstract:
This article aims at determining the bathing role in skin colonization of preterm newborn by reviewing the literature from MEDLINE database. Clinical researches have demonstrated that bathing with soap triggers pH increase interfering with the skin physiological protection and provoking changes in the cutaneous microflora composition. Preterm neonates in NICU tend to acquire nosocomial skin flora from the action of bathing with cleansing products on the epidermal barrier function with direct consequences on the skin colonization.
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