Journal Club - Are we missing UTIs in neonates hospitalized for unexplained jaundice?
The Incubator Channel · 9 Jun 2026 · 14 min
Summary
A journal club review of a retrospective Istanbul cohort study of 96 term and near-term neonates admitted with unexplained hyperbilirubinaemia, of whom 31% had culture-proven urinary tract infection. It discusses the association with abnormal renal ultrasound, the failure of CRP and white cell count to discriminate, and whether urine culture should be part of the routine jaundice workup.
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