NEW-BORN HYGIENE BETWEEN TOO LITTLE AND TOO MUCH

Ramona NEDELCUŢĂ, Călin GIGI, Cristian NEDELCUTA, Dumitru BÃLEANU, Dragoş DAVIŢOIU, Daniel VOICULESCU, Bogdan SOCEA, Tiberiu Ştefãniţã ŢENEA COJAN

NEW-BORN HYGIENE BETWEEN TOO LITTLE AND TOO MUCH

RA

Ramona NEDELCUŢĂ¹

CĂ

Călin GIGI²

CR

Cristian NEDELCUTA³

DU

Dumitru BÃLEANU⁴

DR

Dragoş DAVIŢOIU⁵

DA

Daniel VOICULESCU⁶

BO

Bogdan SOCEA⁷

TI

Tiberiu Ştefãniţã ŢENEA COJAN⁸

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania

² Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania

³ County Emergency Clinical Hospital from Craiova, Romania

⁴ University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rares Str., 200349, Craiova, Romania

⁵ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroii Sanitari Str, 050474, Bucharest, Romania

⁶ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroii Sanitari Str, 050474, Bucharest, Romania

⁷ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroii Sanitari Str, 050474, Bucharest, Romania, "Sf. Pantelimon" Emergency Clinical Hospital, General Surgery Department, 340 Sos. Pantelimon, 021659, Bucharest, Romania

⁸ University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2 Petru Rares Str., 200349, Craiova, Romania

Accepted 29 March 2026

Available Online 20 July 2019

Abstract

HYGIENE, A WELL -STRUCTURED BRANCH OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS CRUCIAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING AN OPTIMAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION SINCE ANTIQUITY. CURRENTLY IN THE POLLUTED AND EXCESSIVELY INDUSTRIALIZED ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE, BOTH DEFICIT AND EXCESS HYGIENE ARE CONSIDERED HARMFUL. A STUDY STARTED ON A BATCH OF NEWBORN INFANT S REVEALED THE RELATIONSHIP OF DIRECT PROPORTIONALITY IN THE CORRECT ACQUISITION OF HYGIENE RULES WITH THE SOCIO -ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF THE FAMILY AND INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE RISK OF GERM INFECTION ACQUIRED THROUGH DIRECT SKIN CONTACT OR FECAL ORAL TRANSMISSION.

Keywords

NEWBORN HYGIENE INFECTION

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