Cystic Fibrosis Cases Missed by Newborn Bloodspot Screening—Towards a Consistent Definition and Data Acquisition

Cystic Fibrosis Cases Missed by Newborn Bloodspot Screening—Towards a Consistent Definition and Data Acquisition

Repeated European surveys of newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) have shown varied strategies for collecting missed cases, and information on data collection differs among countries/regions, hampering data comparison. The ECFS Neonatal Screening Working Group defined missed cases by NBS as either fals...

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Main Authors: Anne Munck, Kevin W. Southern, Jared Murphy, Karin M. de Winter-de Groot, Silvia Gartner, Bülent Karadag, Nataliya Kashirskaya, Barry Linnane, Marijke Proesmans, Dorota Sands, Olaf Sommerburg, Carlo Castellani, Jürg Barben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
newborn screening
evaluation
sensitivity
false negatives
missed cases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/9/4/65

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