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| | |An [[infant]] with '''at least one''' of the symptoms clinically consistent with congenital rubella syndrome listed above; and laboratory evidence of congenital rubella infection demonstrated by: | ||
# Isolation of [[rubella virus]], '''OR''' | |||
# Detection of [[rubella]]-specific [[immunoglobulin M]] ([[IgM]]) [[antibody]], '''OR''' | |||
# [[Infant]] [[rubella]] [[antibody]] level that persists at a higher level and for a longer period of time than expected from passive transfer of maternal [[antibody]] (i.e., [[rubella]] [[titer]] that does not drop at the expected rate of a two-fold decline per month), '''OR''' | |||
# A specimen that is [[PCR]]-positive for [[rubella virus]] | |||
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|Infection only | |Infection only | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2], Dima Nimri, M.D. [3]
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Overview
CDC Case Definitions
in 2009, the CDC published the following case definition for case classification of congenital rubella syndrome:
| Case Classification | Criteria |
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| Suspected | An infant who does not meet the criteria for a probable or confirmed case but who has one or more of the following findings:
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| Probable | An infant who does not have laboratory confirmation of rubella infection but has at least two of the following, without a more plausible etiology:
OR An infant who does not have laboratory confirmation of rubella infection but has at least one or more of the following, without a more plausible etiology:
AND One or more of the following:
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| Confirmed | An infant with at least one of the symptoms clinically consistent with congenital rubella syndrome listed above; and laboratory evidence of congenital rubella infection demonstrated by:
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| Infection only |