Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: Infant and Laboratory Factors Affecting Successful Sweat Test Completion

Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: Infant and Laboratory Factors Affecting Successful Sweat Test Completion

Newborn screening (NBS) for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) has revolutionized the diagnosis of this inherited disease. CF NBS goals are to identify, diagnose, and initiate early CF treatment to attain better health outcomes. Abnormal CF NBS infants require diagnostic analysis via sweat chloride testing (ST)....

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Main Authors: Ambika Shenoy, Dina Spyropoulos, Kathleen Peeke, Dawn Smith, Michael Cellucci, Aaron Chidekel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
newborn screening
neonatal screening
cystic fibrosis
sweat chloride testing
immune reactive trypsinogen
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/1/1

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