4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Question
What is the incidence of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in India and in the World?.......I'm doing a project on Utility of Nomogram in NNH and need this information.
Answer
Neonatal jaundice affects 60% of full-term infants and 80% of preterm infants in the first 3 days after birth.

Ref:
Britton JR, Britton HL, Beebe SA. Early discharge of the term newborn: a continued dilemma. Pediatrics 1994;94(3):291-5

Kristin Melton, MD; Henry T. Akinbi VOL 106 / NO 6 / NOVEMBER 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
 
 
 
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Today's Poll
Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
No, it should be used only after drug sensitivity report
Yes, under guidance of an infectious disease expert
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