Difficulty in Serologic Screening for Subclinical Rubella During Pregnancy

This study showed that the single combination of rubella HI and rubella-specific IgM measurements alone did not detect subclinical rubella. Creating awareness among pregnant women by informing them that almost all rubella-specific IgM-positive individuals without symptoms are not acutely infected could decrease their anxiety and prevent unnecessary termination of pregnancies.PMID:38030270 | DOI:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2023.222
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research