Structure, Process and Outcome Evaluation of Central Public Health Laboratory Performance About Neonatal Screening Program in Karbala in 2022

Authors

  • Dunia Fawaz Mohammed
  • Mahdi Murshd Thuwaini
  • Alaa Hussein Abed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(SI).962

Keywords:

neonatal screening, congenital metabolic disorders, rare diseases, dried blood spot screening

Abstract

Background: Neonatal screening is a preventive medical act aims to early detecting neonates affected by specific disorders that endanger their lives or cause long-term health problems and require prompt intervention. This can result in significant reductions in morbidity, death, and related costs and disabilities. The panel of neonatal screened disorders has been gradually expanded. Expansion has been empowered with the introduction of tandem mass spectrometry, which allowed for the screening of up to 40

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Published

2023-04-29

How to Cite

Structure, Process and Outcome Evaluation of Central Public Health Laboratory Performance About Neonatal Screening Program in Karbala in 2022. (2023). University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science, 10(1(SI). https://doi.org/10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(SI).962