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ea0024p49 | (1) | BSPED2010

Timing of the first Guthrie test in preterm infants (32 weeks gestation or less) in Scotland and the efficiency of rescreening

Ahmid Mahjouba , Jones Jez , Mackenzie J , Stewart A , Donaldson M

Background: Premature infants are at risk of delayed screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH), which may markedly affect initial treatment time and neurodevelopmental outcome. Rescreening preterm infants at four weeks (30 days) of life has been recommended to detect cases with delayed TSH elevation.Aim: To examine the performance of the CH screening programme in preterm infants aged ≤32 weeks in terms of timing of the initial Guthrie tests, and...
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Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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