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    Neonatal jaundice due to hyperbilirubinemia is common, and most cases are benign. The irreversible outcome of brain damage from kernicterus is rare (1 out of 100,000 infants) in high-income countries such as the United States, and there is increasing evidence that kernicterus occurs at much higher bilirubin levels than previously thought. However, newborns who are premature or have hemolytic…

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    In an update to treatment strategies for hyperbilirubinemia in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics has reviewed the research on the adverse effects of phototherapy and the efficacy of intravenous immune globulin therapy to prevent exchange transfusion in newborn infants.

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