Open AccessUrinary tract infection and indirect hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
Author(s) -
Omar Chamdine,
Shadi Hamza,
Abou Merhi Bassem,
Mariam Rajab
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4297/najms.2011.3544
Subject(s) - urinary system , medicine , asymptomatic , jaundice , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , optics , physics
Jaundice is a common problem during the neonatal period. About 60% of the full term and 80% of premature infants develop jaundice. It can be associated with serious illnesses such as Urinary tract infections.