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Methacetin is metabolized uniquely by the liver and <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> is measured passively, through a nasal cannula in the exhaled breath. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of MBT to differentiate BA from other causes of NC.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>MBT was performed in infants with NC before any invasive procedure. Percent dose recovered (PDR) peak and time to peak (TTPP) of <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>C recovered were correlated with blood test results and degree of fibrosis on liver biopsy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifteen infants were enrolled in the study. Eight were eventually diagnosed as having BA. MBT showed that infants with NC from various causes reached the PDR peak after 44.5 \u00b1 6.7 minutes, whereas infants with BA reached the PDR peak value after 54.7 \u00b1 4.3 minutes (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.005). 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