Wennberg RP, Ahlfors CE, Bhutani VK, Johnson LH, Shapiro SM. Toward Understanding Kernicterus: A Challenge to Improve the Management of Jaundiced Newborns. PEDIATRICS 2006;117:474485.
An error appeared in the article by Wennberg et al, titled "TowardUnderstanding Kernicterus: A Challenge to Improve the Managementof Jaundiced Newborns" that was published in the February 2006issue of Pediatrics (2006;117:474485; doi:10.1542/peds.2005-0395).On page 475, column 2, paragraph 2, the paragraph and equationsshould read as follows: The relationship between Bf, albumin-boundbilirubin concentration (AB), and serum albumin concentration(A) at clinically relevant TSB and A can be expressed as:
Because TSB = AB + Bf, and Bf is extremelylow relative to TSB, AB TSB, and the equation can be expressedas: