RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BATHING AND SKIN FLORA

本研究的目的是评价沐浴对早产儿皮肤菌落植物群的影响。洗澡对婴儿有生理压力，洗澡的频率没有科学依据。如果较低频率的沐浴不会显著增加皮肤植物群，则将降低频率的沐浴方案与常规护理在医院感染、生理应激和患者护理成本方面进行比较。 本研究将检验以下假设：与1天不洗澡后的殖民地菌落计数相比，4天不洗澡后腋窝皮肤植物群菌落计数不会增加。

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of bathing on skin colony flora in premature infants. Bathing is physiologically stressful for the infants and the frequency of bathing is not science-based. If less frequent bathing does not significantly increase skin flora then a reduced frequency bathing protocol will be compared to routine care with respect to nosocomial infection, physiological stress and patient care costs. The study will test the hypothesis that there will be no increase in axillary skin flora colony count after 4 days without a bath compared to the colony count after 1 day without a bath.