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newborn screening

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newborn screening
Neonatology The analysis of a neonate's blood for metabolic or other disorders to prevent mental retardation, disability or death


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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has published a Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide (http://newbornscreeningcodes.
The integrated screening method provides a better detection rate of birth defects than either the Maternal Quad Screen, which uses information from only the second trimester of pregnancy, or the Iowa Maternal First Trimester Screen, said Stan Berberich, PhD, University Hygienic Laboratory manager for the maternal and newborn screening programs.
To continue to provide critical services--such as microbiological testing of drinking water, statewide newborn screening services, and pathogen surveillance in the disaster area--Louisiana needed help from public health laboratories in neighboring states.
 
 
 
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