Cost-effectiveness analysis of serological prenatal screening for pregnant women in King Abdulaziz University Hospital: a single-center retrospective study

Autor:	Sondos S. Hussein, Arwa Zuhair Fatani, Ibtisam Talak Audallah Alsawa, Atheer Yahya Saeed Asiri, Samera F. AlBasri, Aseel Ahmed Mohammedali Aljahdali, Anas M Fallatah, Hisham Z Alshehri
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Prenatal screening business.industry Family medicine medicine Retrospective cohort study Cost-effectiveness analysis University hospital business Single Center
Zdroj:	International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health. 7:54
ISSN:	2394-6040 2394-6032
Popis:	Background: Congenital primary infections with Toxoplasma gondii, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein–Bar virus (EBV), rubella, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are viral infections transmitted transplacentally through the blood to the fetus and can be life-threatening. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of these infections and assess the cost-effectiveness of blood tests among pregnant women with positive serologies.Methods: This retrospective review was conducted among pregnant women with positive prenatal screening serology test results between January 2013 to July 2018. A p-value of
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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