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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There is no specific antiviral therapy for rubella infection. Symptomatic therapy and reporting of the infection to the local disease control agencies is recommended. | There is no specific [[antiviral]] [[therapy]] for [[rubella]] [[infection]]. Symptomatic therapy and reporting of the infection to the local disease control agencies is recommended. | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*There is no specific antiviral therapy for rubella infection. | *There is no specific [[antiviral]] therapy for [[rubella]] [[infection]]. | ||
*Health care providers should perform the following when diagnosis of rubella is suspected: | *Health care providers should perform the following when diagnosis of [[rubella]] is suspected: | ||
**Consider rubella in unvaccinated patients with febrile rash illness and other rubella symptoms, especially if the person recently traveled internationally or was exposed to a person with febrile rash illness. | **Consider [[rubella]] in unvaccinated patients with febrile [[rash]] [[illness]] and other [[rubella]] symptoms, especially if the person recently traveled internationally or was exposed to a person with febrile [[rash]] illness. | ||
**Promptly isolate people suspected to have rubella and report them to the local health department. | **Promptly isolate people suspected to have [[rubella]] and report them to the local health department. | ||
**Collect throat (best source), nasal, or urine specimens for viral detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and molecular typing, and blood for serologic testing. | **Collect [[throat]] (best source), [[nasal]], or [[urine]] specimens for [[viral]] detection by [[polymerase chain reaction]] ([[PCR]]) testing and molecular typing, and blood for [[Serological testing|serologic]] testing. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There is no specific antiviral therapy for rubella infection. Symptomatic therapy and reporting of the infection to the local disease control agencies is recommended.
Treatment
- There is no specific antiviral therapy for rubella infection.
- Health care providers should perform the following when diagnosis of rubella is suspected:
- Consider rubella in unvaccinated patients with febrile rash illness and other rubella symptoms, especially if the person recently traveled internationally or was exposed to a person with febrile rash illness.
- Promptly isolate people suspected to have rubella and report them to the local health department.
- Collect throat (best source), nasal, or urine specimens for viral detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and molecular typing, and blood for serologic testing.