Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Child of Woman without Known Risk Factors, New Jersey, USA

We report a case of congenital rubella syndrome in a child born to a vaccinated New Jersey woman who had not traveled internationally. Although rubella and congenital rubella syndrome have been eliminated from the United States, clinicians should remain vigilant and immediately notify public health...

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Autores principales: Pitts, Samantha I., Wallace, Gregory S., Montana, Barbara, Handschur, Elizabeth F., Meislich, Debrah, Sampson, Alethia C., Canuso, Suzanne, Horner, Jennifer, Barskey, Albert E., Abernathy, Emily S., Icenogle, Joseph P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24447409
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.131233
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Sumario:We report a case of congenital rubella syndrome in a child born to a vaccinated New Jersey woman who had not traveled internationally. Although rubella and congenital rubella syndrome have been eliminated from the United States, clinicians should remain vigilant and immediately notify public health authorities when either is suspected.

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