Rubella Infection - 5
Reasons for
rubella testing: continued
eto determine the presence of congenital rubella
risk in pregnant women
eto determine the presence of acute infection
presence of rubella virus specific IgM in newborn=s serum
‡indicates congenital infection to rubella
presence of rubella virus specific IgM in serum up
to age 6 months
‡indicates congenital infection to rubella
four-fold increase in both virus specific IgM and IgG titer
within 5 days of diagnosis
‡confirms diagnosis of an infection with rubella virus
