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High levels of pathological jaundice in the first 24 hours and neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in an epidemiological cohort study on the Thailand-Myanmar border.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Thielemans Laurence, Peerawaranun Pimnara, Mukaka Mavuto, Paw Moo Kho, Wiladphaingern Jacher, Landier Jordi, Bancone Germana, Proux Stephane, Elsinga Henrike, Trip-Hoving Margreet, Hanboonkunupakarn Borimas, Htoo Tha Ler, Wah Thaw Shee, Beau Candy, Nosten Francois, McGready Rose, Carrara Verena I
Abstract excerpt
Population risks for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (NH) vary. Knowledge of local risks permits interventions that may reduce the proportion becoming severe. Between January 2015 and May 2016, in a resource-limited setting on the Thailand-Myanmar border, neonates from 28 weeks' gestation were enrolled into a prospective birth cohort. Each neonate had total serum bilirubin measurements: scheduled (24, 48, 72 and 144...
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