Complications associated with symptomatic diagnosis in infants with cystic fibrosis

To determine the complication and hospitalization rates in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) by mode of diagnosis. Newly diagnosed cases of CF were identified from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation National Patient Registry for 2000 through 2002. Cases were categorized as symptomatic diagnosis (SYMP; n = 1760), prenatal diagnosis (PRE; n = 66), diagnosis by means of newborn screening (NBS; n = 256), or presentation with meconium ileus (MI; n = 484). Complications were defined for the calendar year of diagnosis as stunting (length