Lessons of screening two million newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: 10-year experience of the Minas Gerais Public Health Program
The MG NBS-CAH success as a public program comes from the Brazilian unified public health system, with integrated care, and from the newborn screening center offering timely referred screened positive cases and its outstanding state coverage. Appropriate cutoffs and close monitoring of hospitalized newborns have been pivotal for reducing the high false-positive rates.
Authors
- Cristina Botelho Barra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-9806)
- Gabrielly Souza Sena
- Raquel Ferreira Araújo
- José Nélio Januário (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-3782)
- Thais Ramos Villela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7133-863X)
- Ana Luiza Ataíde Carneiro de Paula Gonzaga
- Ivani Novato Silva
- Helena Pereira Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6863-637X)
- Rafael Machado Mantovani
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2024.10.012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81