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The Diagnostic Challenges of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Preterm Neonates at a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Trinidad and Tobago

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2018.060
Pages: 
Synopsis: 

ABSTRACT

 

Received: 
03 Apr, 2018
Accepted: 
08 May, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon bodkin_et_al_-_the_diagnostic_challenges_of_congenital_adrenal_hyperplasia.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Case Reports
Keywords: 
Ambiguous genitalia
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
newborn screening
false positive 17 OHP in preterm neonates
Journal Authors: 
D Bodkin
N Rogers-St John
MR Timothy
e-Published: 26 Feb, 2019

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Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease among Newborns in St Vincent and the Grenadines: A Retrospective Study

Issue: 
Vol 66, Issue 4: 2017 (Special Issue on Sickle Cell Disease)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.593
Pages: 
486–90
Synopsis: 
This is a retrospective study to determine the prevalence of sickle cell disease among lives births in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The results of this study indicate a birth prevalence that is similar to the published data from the other Caribbean Islands.

ABSTRACT

Objective: In the United States of America (USA), sickle cell disease (SCD) occurs in 1:375 African-American births. However, published data from the Caribbean have revealed higher numbers for some Caribbean islands. St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is a multi-island nation in the Caribbean, and there are currently no data on the incidence or prevalence of the disease in this population. The objective of this study was to obtain birth prevalence estimates for SCD in SVG.

Received: 
09 Dec, 2015
Accepted: 
07 Jan, 2016
Published: 
13 Nov, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss4-2017_486_490.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Sickle Cell Disease
newborn screening
Birth prevalence
Journal Authors: 
S Williams
B Browne
S Reed
S Taylor
A Summer
J Kanter
e-Published: 08 Mar, 2016

Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease: Jamaican Experience

Issue: 
Vol 65, Issue 1: 2016
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.492
Pages: 
18–26
Synopsis: 
The history and evolution of laboratory technology for newborn screening for sickle cell disease is reviewed with particular reference to Jamaica. The procedures and results of screening 54 566 newborns from southern and western Jamaica are presented.

ABSTRACT

Objectives:  To review the history of newborn screening for sickle cell disease with especial reference to Jamaica.

Methods: A summary of the history, the development of associated laboratory technology and the implementation of newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Jamaica.

Received: 
21 Sep, 2015
Accepted: 
22 Sep, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj_iss1_2016_18_26.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Caribbean
Jamaica
Sickle Cell Disease
newborn screening
Journal Authors: 
K Mason
F Gibson
R Gardner
L Warren
C Fisher
D Higgs
M Happich
A Kulozik
I Hambleton
BE Serjeant
GR Serjeant
e-Published: 22 Sep, 2015
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