Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Newborn Screening for Congenital Infectious Diseases
Eurico Camargo Neto*†‡
, Rosélia Rubin†, Jaqueline Schulte†, and Roberto Giugliani*‡§
, Rosélia Rubin†, Jaqueline Schulte†, and Roberto Giugliani*‡§Table 1
Serum results in the confirmatory tests
| Disease | IgMa in mother and neonate | IgM in neonate | IgM in mother | Increase of IgG in neonate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital toxoplasmosis |
84 |
21 |
49 |
41 |
| Chagas disease |
1b |
21 (1 adopted) |
20 |
1b |
| Cytomegalovirus |
6 |
9 (2 adopted) |
1b |
1b |
| Congenital rubella | 8 (4 mothers vaccinated) | 9 (2 adopted) | 2b | 1b |
aIg, immunoglobulin.
bSame neonate.
