A Study on UTI Prevalence of Neonates Younger than 8 Weeks Diagnosed with Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice
Mehran Hesaraki ,
Published on: 2017-04-27
Abstract
This research aimed to study the UTI prevalence among neonates younger than 8 weeks diagnosed with prolonged neonatal jaundice. This is a descriptive-analytical study on 100 neonates younger than 8 weeks diagnosed with obvious jaundice on skin and eyes in 2015. Demographic and clinical information was collected in order to investigate the UTI through urine bag. If urine test was positive, another sample was cultured. The data were analyzed at p< 0.05.
