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The debate continues: is urine culture indicated in neonates with prolonged jaundice?

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, UK

    Siba Prosad Paul

  2. University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Emily Natasha Kirkham

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Communicated by Jaan Toelen

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Paul, S.P., Kirkham, E.N. The debate continues: is urine culture indicated in neonates with prolonged jaundice?. Eur J Pediatr 175, 877–878 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2706-x

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