Newborn Screening for Congenital Infectious Diseases

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Neto, Eurico Camargo ; Rubin, Rosélia ; Schulte, Jaqueline ; Giugliani, Roberto
• Description:
  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 Trypanosoma cruzi by methods used for serum and adapted for use with DBS. Positive samples were further analyzed for IgM and IgG in serum from neonates and mothers. DBS samples from 364,130 neonates were tested for Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgM, and 15,873 neonates were also tested for IgM against cytomegalovirus and rubella virus and for Trypanosoma cruzi-specific IgG. A total of 195 were diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis, 16 with cytomegalovirus, and 11 with congenital rubella. One newborn had a confirmed result for Chagas disease, and 21 mothers had positive serum antibodies. These results suggest that infectious diseases should be considered for future inclusion in programs for newborn screening of metabolic diseases in disease-endemic areas.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Chagas Disease Cytomegalovirus Infections Female Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Rubella Syndrome, Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Congenital

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(6):1069-1073.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0ad3bb5c111485e9a865629cf3678301eaffd4a884a6912c1bb8795244975018
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14512/cdc_14512_DS1.pdf
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