"Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran "
Rubella a benign viral and modestly contagious illness in children, becomes a very dangerous story when acquired by pregnant women. The potential of its teratogenicity is obvious. Since prevention is preferred to treatment, diagnosis of rubella infection syndrome being difficult in early stages of p...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| description | Rubella a benign viral and modestly contagious illness in children, becomes a very dangerous story when acquired by pregnant women. The potential of its teratogenicity is obvious. Since prevention is preferred to treatment, diagnosis of rubella infection syndrome being difficult in early stages of pregnancy, the uncertainly about fetuses being really infected and therapeutic abortion because of fetal indication being prohibited by law in our country in a descriptive study, the rubella antibody titer (IgG-HI assay) was measured in 500 pregnant women referred to the prental clinic, shariatti Hospital. 76% of women were immune. The immune status improved with advancing age (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df6a26afc1ac4b688c13e4f79dc663102022-12-22T00:17:13ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942000-06-01382"Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " Eslamian L0 Rubella a benign viral and modestly contagious illness in children, becomes a very dangerous story when acquired by pregnant women. The potential of its teratogenicity is obvious. Since prevention is preferred to treatment, diagnosis of rubella infection syndrome being difficult in early stages of pregnancy, the uncertainly about fetuses being really infected and therapeutic abortion because of fetal indication being prohibited by law in our country in a descriptive study, the rubella antibody titer (IgG-HI assay) was measured in 500 pregnant women referred to the prental clinic, shariatti Hospital. 76% of women were immune. The immune status improved with advancing age (Phttps://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2287Rubella infectionRubella antibody titer |
| spellingShingle | Eslamian L "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " Acta Medica Iranica Rubella infection Rubella antibody titer |
| title | "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " |
| title_full | "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " |
| title_fullStr | "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " |
| title_short | "Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shariatti hospital, Tehran, Iran " |
| title_sort | rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women in shariatti hospital tehran iran |
| topic | Rubella infection Rubella antibody titer |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2287 |
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