Newborn Screening for Congenital Infectious Diseases

To estimate the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, cytomegalovirus, and rubella, blood samples on dried blood spot (DBS) from neonates (day 3–20 of life) were screened for immunoglobulin (Ig) M against Toxoplasma gondii, cytomegalovirus, rubella virus, and IgG against Trypanosom...

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Main Authors: Eurico Camargo Neto, Rosélia Rubin, Jaqueline Schulte, Roberto Giugliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/6/03-0830_article