Newborn screening for congenital infectious diseases.(Research)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

To estimate the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, cytemegalovirus, and rubella, blood samples on dried blood spot (DBS) from neonates (day 3-20 of life) were screened for immunoglobulin (Ig) M against Toxoplasma gondii, cytomegalovirus, rubella virus, and IgG against Trypanosoma cruzi by methods used for serum and adapted for use with DBS. Positive samples were further analyzed for IgM and IgG in serum from neonates and mothers. DBS samples from 364,130 neonates were tested for Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgM, and 15,873 neonates were also tested for IgM ...

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