• J. Trop. Pediatr. · Aug 2015

    Disposable diapers decrease the incidence of neonatal infections compared to cloth diapers in a level II neonatal intensive care unit.

    • M Chowdary Babu, Baswaraj Tandur, Deepak Sharma, and Srinivas Murki.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Vijay Marie Hospital, Hyderabad 500029, Andhra Pradesh, India.
    • J. Trop. Pediatr. 2015 Aug 1; 61 (4): 250-4.

    ObjectiveTo study whether disposable diapers decrease the incidence of neonatal infections compared with cloth diapers in a level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Method And MaterialAll neonates admitted to the NICU and having duration of stay >48 h were enrolled. Those babies with signs and symptoms of infection were screened with septic screen and/or blood culture.ResultsThe primary outcome of the study was incidence of probable sepsis. Of 253 babies enrolled in the study period, probable sepsis was present in 101 (39.9%) infants in the total study group and was higher in cloth diaper group as compared with disposable diaper group (p = 0.01). For an average NICU stay of 6 days, cloth diapers would cost Rs. 241 vs. Rs. 162 for disposable diaper for any infant.ConclusionUsage of disposable diapers decrease the incidence of probable sepsis in babies admitted to NICU. It is also cost effective to use disposable diapers in the NICU.© The Author [2015]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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