Hyperbilirubinaemia incidence decreased from 34% on starting to 24% on discontinuing treatment (P⩽0.05). Infection rate/1000 catheter days, full blood count, serum triglyceride and cholesterol ...

Elevated erythrocyte destruction in sickle cell disease (SCD) results in chronic hyperbilirubinaemia and, in a subset of patients, cholelithiasis occurs. We investigated whether the (TA)n promoter ...

Rationale Once jaundice in babies is recognised, it is important to know when and how to treat it. Phototherapy is an effective treatment for significant hyperbilirubinaemia and can reduce the need ...

Treatment for hepatitis C increases the risk of hyperbilirubinaemia for HIV-positive patients taking atazanavir (Reyataz), investigators report in the November 30th edition of AIDS. The proportion of ...

Hyperbilirubinaemia causes yellowing of the skin and the eyes and although it is not a dangerous side-effect of antiretroviral therapy, it can be stigmatising. Swiss investigators designed a ...

Identify babies with hyperbilirubinaemia as being at increased risk of developing kernicterus if they have any of the following: a serum bilirubin level greater than 340 micromol/litre in babies with ...

World Birth Defects Day: The WHO regional director said while genetics plays a major role in their aetiology (study of the causes of a disease), many birth defects are preventable through ...