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Urinary Tract Infection Presenting As Jaundice In Neonates, Noureen Afzal, Maqbool Qadir, Sonia Qureshi, Rehan Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, Khalil Ahmad

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia is a common finding during the first postnatal week. Physiological jaundice occurs in first week of life in 60% of term and 80% of premature neonates. Non physiologic or pathologic jaundice occurs in 5-10% of newborns which require intervention. According to AAP guidelines laboratory investigation for jaundice include total serum bilirubin, blood Type and coombs test and if the baby has an elevation of direct reacting or conjugated bilirubin, there should be a urine analysis and urine culture. Here we are presenting 5 cases that developed indirect hyperbilirubinaemia and routine workup done according to AAP guidelines were normal. …