Rush 1986.

Study characteristics
Methods	Study design: randomised controlled trial Recruitment date: 19 March to 7 May 1984 Treatment arm: 2 Follow‐up: not reported
Participants	Randomised: N = 186 (Group I n = 99, Group II n = 87) Inclusion criteria: At least 37 weeks' gestational age Apgar score ≥ 9 at 5 minutes  Exclusion criteria:  Neonatal intensive care unit stay longer than 24 hours
Interventions	Intervention: washed daily with soap and water  Comparator: no bath, dry skin care
Outcomes	Staphylococcus aureus colonisation rate Adverse events: infection rate reported but no details re: adverse events
Identification	Country: Canada Setting: Maternity Unit Sponsorship source: not reported
Declarations of interest	Not reported
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