The development of anemia after birth in very premature, critically ill newborn infants is a
universal well-described phenomenon. Although preventing anemia in this population …

Background In an era increasingly focused on quality improvement and cost containment,
more emphasis is being placed on wiser utilization of medical care resources. One …

Historically, blood for admission laboratory studies in neonates was obtained through direct
neonatal phlebotomy. Over the past decade there has been an increase in studies …

During the past several decades, ingenious, dramatic life-saving discoveries have led to
improved neonatal outcomes. Of particular note are antenatal steroid administration …

Historically blood for admission laboratory studies in neonates was obtained through direct
neonatal phlebotomy. Over the past decade there has been a significant increase in studies …

El hipotiroidismo congénito (HC) fue la primera enfermedad estudiada en Uruguay por un
Programa Nacional de Pesquisa Neonatal (PNPN) de forma obligatoria, a partir del decreto …

En la década del 60 se gestó la idea de detectar enfermedades prevenibles, modificando
los factores ambientales para atenuar el curso natural de la enfermedad. Muchos países en …

In the 1960s Guthrie conceived the idea of preventing congenital disease using dried blood
spot samples on filter paper to detect them through biochemical tests and then be able to …

The adaptation of the analytical technique, tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), as a tool to
screen blood samples from newborns for markers suggestive of certain rare inborn errors of …

Severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) is caused by a wide variety of genetic variants
that result in absent or diminished levels of mature and functional T cells. SCID Newborn …