Correction: The effect of light wavelength on in vitro bilirubin photodegradation and photoisomer production.

Following publication of this article, the authors noticed that an incorrect affiliation was assigned to the author "Lucie Muchová". The original article has now been updated so that the author "Lucie Muchová" is associated with the "Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Kateřinská 32, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic". This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the article.

Phototherapy device effectiveness in Nigeria: irradiance assessment and potential for improvement.

This study investigated the effectiveness of simple-to-implement adjustments of phototherapy devices on irradiance levels in a cross-section of Nigerian hospitals. A total of 76 phototherapy devices were evaluated in 16 hospitals while adjustments were implemented for a subset of 25 devices for which consent was obtained. The mean irradiance level was 7.

The need to implement effective phototherapy in resource-constrained settings.

Phototherapy is the treatment of choice to reduce the severity of neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia regardless of its etiology. Its implementation requires a technical framework that conforms to existing evidence-based guidelines that promote its safer and effective use worldwide. Optimal use of phototherapy has been defined by specific ranges of total serum bilirubin thresholds configured to an infant's postnatal age (in hours) and potential risk for bilirubin neurotoxicity.