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Overview
Diagnosis of acquired rubella
Rubella virus specific IgM antibodies are present in people recently infected by Rubella virus but these antibodies can persist for over a year and a positive test result needs to be interpreted with caution.[1] The presence of these antibodies along with, or a short time after, the characteristic rash confirms the diagnosis.[2]
References
- ↑ Best JM (2007). "Rubella". Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 12 (3): 182–92. doi:10.1016/j.siny.2007.01.017. PMID 17337363.
- ↑ Stegmann BJ, Carey JC (2002). "TORCH Infections. Toxoplasmosis, Other (syphilis, varicella-zoster, parvovirus B19), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Herpes infections". Curr Womens Health Rep. 2 (4): 253–8. PMID 12150751.