Rubella Infection - 4
Reasons for
rubella testing:
eto determine the immune status of the individual to
rubella virus
eto determine the presence of congenital rubella
risk in pregnant women
eto determine the presence of acute infection
presence of rubella virus specific IgM
presence of rubella virus specific IgG only
absence of rubella virus specific IgM or IgG
‡indicates current infection to rubella
‡indicates past infection to rubella and patient has immunity
to rubella virus
‡indicates no past or current infection to rubella and patient
has no immunity to rubella virus
