Arad 1981.

Methods	'Randomly assigned'.
Participants	Inborn, healthy term babies (36, 26, 25 and 34 in each experimental group). Hospital nursery. caesarean section births included.
Interventions	Initial bath. Daily application during hospital stay. 1. Triple dye 2. Neomycin ointment 3. Sulphadiazine ointment 4. Bismuth powder. Daily alcohol applied at home.
Outcomes	Separation time. Infection.
Notes	Israel 1980.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear