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- Title
Minimizing false-positives in universal newborn hearing screening: a simple solution.
- Authors
Clemens, C J; Davis, S A
- Abstract
The false-positive rates of previously reported universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs range between 2.5% and 8%. Critics of UNHS programs have claimed that this rate is too high and might lead to a number of the negative effects produced by false-positive screening tests, namely emotional trauma, disease labeling, iatrogenesis from unnecessary testing, and increased expense in terms of time and money. We previously reported, based on some preliminary data, that as many as 80% of newborns who failed the initial hearing screen subsequently passed when they were retested the following day, before being discharged from the hospital. We now present the results of this intervention for our entire UNHS program during a 7-month period.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2001, Vol 107, Issue 3, pE29
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.107.3.e29