SUBCLINICAL RUBELLA REINFECTION DURING PREGNANCY FOLLOWED BY TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS TO THE FETUS

Authors
ABOUDY Y FOGEL A BARNEA B MENDELSON E YOSEF L FRANK T SHALEV E
Citation
Y. Aboudy et al., SUBCLINICAL RUBELLA REINFECTION DURING PREGNANCY FOLLOWED BY TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS TO THE FETUS, The Journal of infection, 34(3), 1997, pp. 273-276
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01634453
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4453(1997)34:3<273:SRRDPF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We report a documented case of rubella reinfection during pregnancy in a previously vaccinated woman with residual antibody titre to rubella of 15 IU/ml. The reinfection occurred following an exposure to rubell a virus (contact with 6-year-old daughter with clinical rubella) betwe en the 7th and 10th week of pregnancy which resulted in transmission o f the virus to the fetus. Umbilical cord blood drawn by cordocentesis was found to be strongly positive for rubella IgM antibody After termi nation of the pregnancy rubella virus was isolated in cell culture fro m fetal tissues.