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SUBMITTER: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324931 | biostudies-other | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Borowitz Drucy D Robinson Karen A KA Rosenfeld Margaret M Davis Stephanie D SD Sabadosa Kathryn A KA Spear Stephanie L SL Michel Suzanne H SH Parad Richard B RB White Terry B TB Farrell Philip M PM Marshall Bruce C BC Accurso Frank J FJ
The Journal of pediatrics 20091201 6 Suppl
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) offers the opportunity for early medical and nutritional intervention that can lead to improved outcomes. Management of the asymptomatic infant diagnosed with CF through newborn screening, prenatal diagnosis, or sibling screening is different from treatment of the symptomatically diagnosed individual. The focus of management is on maintaining health by preventing nutritional and respiratory complications. The CF Foundation convened a committee to develo ...[more]