Cord blood bilirubin and prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and perinatal infection in newborns at risk of hemolysis

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Authors

Darjan Kardum · University of Osijek

Ivana Serdarušić · University of Osijek

Borna Biljan · University of Osijek

Krešimir Šantić · University of Osijek

Vinko Živković · University of Osijek

Martina Kos · University of Osijek

Abstract

A positive correlation was found between umbilical cord bilirubin and hyperbilirubinemia in the first 48h of life. Umbilical cord bilirubin is a poor marker for predicting neonatal infection.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Jornal de Pediatria

Volume 97, Issue 4, pp. 440-444

DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2020.08.009

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