False positives in universal neonatal screening for permanent childhood hearing impairment.
High rates of false-positive neonatal screens for permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) associated with raised hearing thresholds lead to unnecessary assessments of the baby, which may worry parents. False-positive rates need to be reduced, especially in view of the UK government's announcement that national neonatal screening will be introduced. We report screening criteria that give a six-fold reduction in false-positive rates.
Kennedy
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Kimm
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Thornton
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Davis
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D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*