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
