One-year evaluation of a neonatal screening program for cystic fibrosis in Switzerland

Rueegg, Corina S; Kuehni, Claudia E; Gallati, Sabina; Baumgartner, Matthias; Torresani, Toni; Barben, Juerg; the Swiss CF Screening Task Force

doi:10.3238/arztebl.2013.0356

Scientific article

English

One-year evaluation of a neonatal screening program for cystic fibrosis in Switzerland

ContributorsRueegg, Corina S; Kuehni, Claudia E; Gallati, Sabina; Baumgartner, Matthias; Torresani, Toni; Barben, Juerg; the Swiss CF Screening Task Force

CollaboratorsMornand, Anne; Rochat, Isabelle; Barazzone, Constance

Published inDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, vol. 110, no. 20, p. 356-363

Publication date2013

Abstract

From January 2011 onward, the Swiss newborn screening (NBS) program has included a test for cystic fibrosis (CF). In this study, we evaluate the first year of implementation of the CF-NBS program.

Keywords

Cystic Fibrosis/diagnosis/epidemiology
Female
Genetic Testing/methods
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis/epidemiology
Male
Neonatal Screening/methods
Population Surveillance/methods
Program Evaluation
Risk Assessment
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research groups

Facteurs influençants le développement pulmonaire: étude translationnelle chez l'animal et l'homme (182)

Citation (ISO format)

RUEEGG, Corina S et al. One-year evaluation of a neonatal screening program for cystic fibrosis in Switzerland. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2013, vol. 110, n° 20, p. 356–363. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0356

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PID : unige:41556
DOI : 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0356
PMID : 23825488

Journal ISSN1866-0452

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One-year evaluation of a neonatal screening program for cystic fibrosis in Switzerland

From January 2011 onward, the Swiss newborn screening (NBS) program has included a test for cystic fibrosis (CF). In this study, we evaluate the first year of implementation of the CF-NBS program.

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