Abstract
A newborn boy was admitted with a congenital rubella infection. Seven years previously his mother had been vaccinated against rubella; 3 years previously rubella immunity had been confirmed. Therefore, intrauterine transmission must have occurred after maternal reinfection during pregnancy. Prenatal diagnosis of rubella embryopathy with serological methods after subclinical maternal reinfection is nearly impossible.
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Abbreviations
- ABR:
-
auditory brainstem response
- CMV:
-
cytomegalovirus
- CSF:
-
cerebrospinal fluid
- EBV:
-
Epstein-Barr virus
- EIA:
-
enzyme-linked immunoassay
- HAI:
-
haemagglutination inhibition test
- WBC:
-
white blood cell count
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Saule, H., Enders, G., Zeller, J. et al. Congenital rubella infection after previous immunity of the mother. Eur J Pediatr 147, 195–196 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00442222
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