The Occurrence and Significance of the Bilirubin Species, Including Delta Bilirubin, in Jaundiced Infants
Enrique M. Ostrea,
Edgar A. Ongtengco,
Vasundhara A. Tolia
et al.
Abstract:Summary:An improved technique for bilirubin analysis, using high‐performance liquid chromatography, has enabled us to study the occurrence and significance of four species of bilirubin (unconjugated, monoconjugated, diconjugated, and delta bilirubin) in 40 infants with jaundice of various etiologies. We found that: (a) infants with indirect hyperbilirubinemia showed >90% of their total serum bilirubin as unconjugated bilirubin. The small remaining fraction consisted of conjugated bilirubin; predominantly de… Show more
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