“…18 , 19 Compared to the present study, however, the number of infants undergoing IRT2 following a successful active search was higher (93.4%) in São Paulo, highlighting the importance of improving follow-up in Bahia. 17 Nonetheless, the median of 7 days between delivery of IRT1 results and sampling for IRT2 was satisfactory and smaller than that reported in a study in Rio Grande do Sul where the median time until attendance for IRT2 was 18 days. 20 In the present study, the median age of the infants at referral to the treatment center (44 days) was less than in other states such as Piauí (56 days) and Rio de Janeiro (48 days).…”