Neonatal Screening

"Neonatal Screening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic.

Descriptor ID	D015997
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.910 E01.370.500.580 E05.200.910 E05.318.308.980.438.580.580 N02.421.726.233.443.816 N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.575 N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.580 N06.850.780.500.580
Concept/Terms	Neonatal Screening Neonatal Screening Neonatal Screenings Screening, Neonatal Screenings, Neonatal Infant, Newborn, Screening Newborn Infant Screening Newborn Infant Screenings Screening, Newborn Infant Screenings, Newborn Infant Newborn Screening Newborn Screenings Screening, Newborn Screenings, Newborn

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Neonatal Screening".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Neonatal Screening [E01.370.225.910]
Mass Screening [E01.370.500]
Neonatal Screening [E01.370.500.580]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Neonatal Screening [E05.200.910]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Mass Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580]
Neonatal Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580.580]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Diagnostic Services [N02.421.726.233]
Mass Screening [N02.421.726.233.443]
Neonatal Screening [N02.421.726.233.443.816]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Mass Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500]
Neonatal Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.575]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Mass Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580]
Neonatal Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.580]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Mass Screening [N06.850.780.500]
Neonatal Screening [N06.850.780.500.580]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Neonatal Screening".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neonatal Screening" by people in this website by year, and whether "Neonatal Screening" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 53 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	2	0	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	0	1
2015	3	1	4
2016	4	1	5
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	4	5
2021	3	0	3
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	3	4
2024	1	3	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Neonatal Screening" by people in Profiles.

Rosenblatt TR, Ghoraba HH, Ji MH, Baumal CR, Berrocal AM, Besirli CG, Drenser KA, Ells AL, Harper CA, Hubbard GB, Nudleman ED, Quiram PA, Tsui I, Yonekawa Y, Wood EH, Kumm J, Moshfeghi DM. Longitudinal Assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (LONGROP) Study: Impacts of Viewing Time and Ability to Compare on Detection of Change. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 03; 271:31-37.

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Covington C, Jackson E, Campbell KM, Washington JC, Rodr?guez JE. Stop Testing Black Babies! Ann Fam Med. 2024 Jul-Aug; 22(4):269-270.

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Gidding SS, Ballantyne CM, Cuchel M, de Ferranti S, Hudgins L, Jamison A, McGowan MP, Peterson AL, Steiner RD, Uveges MK, Wang Y. It is Time to Screen for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States. Glob Heart. 2024; 19(1):43.

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Armstrong N, Apkon S, Berggren KN, Braun C, Ciafaloni E, Connolly A, Kennedy A, Kuntz N, Mathews K, McGuire M, Parad R, Scavina M, Scharf RJ, Waldrop M. The Early Care (0-3 Years) In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Meeting Report. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2024; 11(2):525-533.

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Kennady G, Afridi F, Neumann D, Amendolia B, Kilic N, Bhat V, Bhandari V, Aghai ZH. Iron Deficiency Prior to Discharge in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Screening with Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content. Am J Perinatol. 2024 08; 41(11):1560-1566.

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Moatter T, Ahmed S, Majid H, Jafri L, Bilal M, Khan AH. Sequence variants in the BTD underlying biotinidase deficiency in families of Pakistani origin. J Gene Med. 2024 01; 26(1):e3597.

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Majid H, Jafri L, Farooqui AJ, Ahmed S, Nisa Khan ZU, Khan AH. Factors Associated With Awareness Of Literate Mothers About Newborn Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study From A Low-Middle-Income Country. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Sep; 73(9):1805-1810.

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Mahal R, Bluher A, Kallogjeri D, Seeser J, Piccirillo J, Buchman CA. Longitudinal Analysis of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Performance. Ear Hear. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 45(1):62-71.

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Gruber D, Lloyd-Puryear M, Armstrong N, Scavina M, Tavakoli NP, Brower AM, Caggana M, Chung WK. Newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-early detection and diagnostic algorithm for female carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2022 06; 190(2):197-205.

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Ahmed S, Zierk J, Khan AH, Jafri L, Majid H, Ghani F, Siddiqui I. Reference Intervals of Serum TSH from Mixed Distributions Using Truncation Points and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Distance. Clin Lab. 2022 Jul 01; 68(7).

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