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Purpose : Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common problems in our country
leading to hospitalization. Agar is low cost, low risk, and easily fed orally; it can bind
bilirubin in the intestine, decreasing its enterohepatic circulation, thereby decreasing
serum bilirubin levels.
At present, however, the effectiveness of agar in the prevention and treament of
neonatal jaundice is quite conflicting and controversy. Recently we... |
