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  • Title: [Neonatal screening program at the university hospital of the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University, Brazil].
    Author: Magalhães PK, Turcato Mde F, Angulo Ide L, Maciel LM.
    Journal: Cad Saude Publica; 2009 Feb; 25(2):445-54. PubMed ID: 19219252.
    Abstract:
    The Neonatal Screening Program at the University Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University, Brazil, was introduced in 1994. As of December 2005, congenital hypothyroidism had been diagnosed in 76 infants, phenylketonuria in 10, and hemoglobinopathies in 25, representing incidence rates of 1:2,595, 1:19,409, and 1:4,120, respectively. A total of 2,747 newborns had the sickle cell trait, i.e., were heterozygous for the sickle mutation (1:37.5 live births). The program's mean coverage during this period was 94.5%. There was major improvement in the parameters for evaluating the program's quality, although they were still far from ideal. Public-awareness campaigns on the importance of neonatal screening are needed to increase the program's coverage. Setting postnatal day 3 as the standard Day for the Heel Stick Test would help ensure treatment at earlier ages, thus improving prognosis for affected infants.
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