Situación actual del cribado neonatal de enfermedades metabólicas en España y en el mundo
- Daisy Castiñeiras
- María Luz Couce Pico
- José Luis Marin
- Domingo González-Lamuño Leguina
- Hugo Rocha
ISSN: 1695-4033, 1696-4608
Ano de publicación: 2019
Volume: 91
Número: 2
Páxinas: 128-128
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP )
Resumo
Newborn screening programs are key players in a country's public health strategies, preventing the burden of care associated with the screened disorders. Its importance has dramatically intensified in recent years due to the increasing number of disorders that fulfil criteria for screening. Since the 1960's, many countries implemented newborn screening programs that are now, at least in developed countries, universal, well established, and with excellent results. Nevertheless, much work is still to be done, mainly in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and South America. In some European countries, including Spain, uniformity of screening panels between different regions is still a challenge, being a source of health inequalities between citizens. The authors will present the current status of newborn screening programs in Spain and integrate it into the current European and world scenario.