United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme: an evaluation 1998-2000
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (3): 324-332
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the United Arab Emirate National Newborn Screening Programme we compared coverage, timeliness of programme indicators [age at sampling, recall and treatment initiation, timing of specimen delivery and laboratory results] and specimen quality with international st and ards. Recall rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values and relative incidence rates for phenylketonuria [PKU] and congenital hypothyroidism [CH] were calculated. Investigations for hypothyroidism included thyroid function studies [T3, T4, fT4 and TSH], technetium-99m thyroid scan when possible and thyroglobulin and thyroid antibodies when indicated. PKU investigations included plasma amino acids and measurement of biopterin defects. In the 6 years before December 2000, 138,718 neonates were screened. Relative incidences for CH and for classic PKU were 11570 and 120,050 respectively
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Asunto principal:
Biopterinas
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Recién Nacido
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Tasa de Natalidad
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Factores de Edad
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Cuidados Posteriores
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Hipotiroidismo Congénito
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Aminoácidos
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
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Hipotiroidismo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2003
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