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Daphna reviews a study on the prevalence of UTIs in neonates with unexplained jaundice.

Send us Fan Mail In this Journal Club episode, Daphna reviews a retrospective cohort study from Istanbul examining clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound factors associated with UTI in neonates hospitalized for unexplained hyperbilirubinemia. Among 96 term and near-term infants, 31% had culture-proven UTIs, a striking prevalence. Pathological renal ultrasound findings were independently associated with UTI, with affected neonates 4.6 times more likely to have a concurrent infection. Notably, st...

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Host: Daphna Yasova Barbeau

Topics covered

• neonates
• urinary tract infections
• jaundice
• clinical study
• healthcare

Keywords

• UTI
• neonates
• jaundice
• hyperbilirubinemia
• clinical study
• Istanbul

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Organizations: Istanbul, UTI, hyperbilirubinemia

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