Urinary tract infections in neonates with unexplained pathological indirect hyperbilirubinemia: Prevalence and significance

• Main Authors: Elif Bahat Ozdogan (Author), Mehmet Mutlu (Author), Secil Arslansoyu Camlar (Author), Gülcin Bayramoglu (Author), Sebnem Kader (Author), Yakup Aslan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: It is controversial to test for urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with unexplained indirect hyperbilirubinemia in the first 2 weeks of life. We aimed to study the prevalence and significance of UTIs in such neonates who were requiring phototherapy. Methods: Subjects were 2- to 14...