A comprehensive screening program in South Brazil.
We present the experience and figures about a screening program in South Brazil carried on in Porto Alegre, capital of the Southern Brazilian State. We present the tests performed routinely in our laboratory, the prevalence of some diseases and tests for infectious diseases to be added in the most comprehensive regional program in our country.
Neto
E C
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Nobel RIE Laboratory, Neonatal Screening Center, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Schulte
J
J
Anele
E
E
Rubim
R
R
Portal
L
L
Giugliani
R
R
Lewis
E
E
De Mari
J
J
Brites
A
A
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology