Jaundice occurs in most newborn infants. Most jaundice is benign, but because of the potential toxicity of bilirubin, newborn infants must be monitored to identify those who might develop severe hyperbilirubinemia and, in rare cases, acute bilirubin encephalopathy or kernicterus. The focus of this guideline is to reduce the incidence of severe hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin encephalopathy whi...

BACKGROUND  Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the major infectious cause of birth defects and hearing loss globally. There is a growing recognition of the potential clinical impact of congenital CMV infections in high-seroprevalence settings. METHODS  A cross-sectional study of neonatal admissions at a large referral center in sub-Saharan Africa to determine the prevalence of both...

with verocytotoxin-producing Escherich-ia coli O157—10 years of serodiagno-sis. toxin gene loss and transfer in vitro and in vivo during enterohemorrhagic Esche-richia coli O26 infection in humans. To the Editor: Although urban cases of yellow fever have not been reported in Brazil since 1942, sylvatic yellow fever is still endemic to the northern and middle-western states. In the past decade, ...

  Introduction :Jaundice is the most common cause of hospitalization of infants in the first month of life. Delivery and maternal and neonatal risk factors may affect the progression of complications of jaundice. This study aimed to investigate the problems of pregnancy and delivery in neonates with jaundice. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 2796 full term 3 to 29 day infants w...

Objective: To document the number, disease pattern and outcome of patients admitted to a tertiary care neonatal unit. Design: Descriptive study. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted in the Neonatal Unit of Services Hospital Lahore from 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2006. Patients and methods: The data of all the admitted neonates was analyzed for age and weight at the time o...

Delayed umbilical cord clamping appears to be beneficial for term and preterm infants. In term infants, delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may have a favorable effect on developmental outcomes. There is a small increase in jaundice that requires phototherapy in this group of infants. Consequent...

Abstract X-linked erythropoietic protoporphyria (XLEPP), an exceptionally rare form of cutaneous porphyria, is characterized by significant acute painful photosensitivity and a risk both reduced bone mineral density protoporphyric hepatopathy that may progress to liver failure. Diagnosis requires demonstration significantly elevated red cell total porphyrins consisting zinc free protoporphyrin ...

ABSTRACT
 Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera newborn infants elevated serum bilirubin levels.
 In this study, it was aimed to evaluate knowledge, practices attitudes primigravidas in Diyala province Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice.
 Material Methods: A questionnaire applied 165 women who were between January 1, 2022 Mar...

background: hyperbilirubinemiais a common problem in newborn infants. it can progress to kernicterus in severe forms, unless an intervention is initiated. the objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of clofibrate with phenobarbital in full-term neonates with nonhemolytic jaundice. methods: this double blind clinical trial study was performed on 60 neonate who were divided randomly i...

glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is an enzyme deficiency of the red blood cells and the most important disease of hexose monophosphate pathway. the role of hemolysis in the pathophysiology of neonatal jaundice due to g6pd deficiency is in contencious. our aim is to study the role of hemolysis in neonatal jaundice associated with g6pd deficiency. this prospective descriptive s...