Journal article
Evaluation of rubella IgM enzyme immunoassays
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rubella virus generally causes a mild fever, rash illness similar in clinical presentation to infections by other viruses including measles and parvovirus B19. Rubella infections in pregnant women in the first trimester carry a high risk of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) which can result in severe congenital defects in the infants. The goal of rubella immunization programs is therefore to eliminate CRS. The primary test for the …
Authors
Tipples GA; Hamkar R; Mohktari-Azad T; Gray M; Ball J; Head C; Ratnam S
Journal
Journal of Clinical Virology, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 233–238
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.jcv.2003.11.006
ISSN
1386-6532