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 |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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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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