| Autor: |
A L, Zarina, R, Rahmah, K M, Bador, S F, Ng, L L, Wu |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Medical journal of Malaysia. 63(4) |
| ISSN: |
0300-5283 |
| Popis: |
Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was implemented in Hospital UKM in December 2004 using cord blood sample. From the audit over a period of 25 months, a total of 13,875 newborn babies were screened with a coverage of 98.8%. From this cohort, the mean recall rate was 0.32%; unfortunately the mean percentage of recalled babies that came for retesting was only 79.5%. In addition, the mean sample rejection rate was high, i.e. 2.2%. Two babies were diagnosed to have CH. These findings implied that whilst the coverage of screening was good, there is a need for regular surveillance of performance of both clinical and laboratory personnel. In addition, a more concerted effort should be carried out to promote community awareness of such a programme. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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