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Epidemiological Characteristics of Congenital Rubella Syndrome Cases during Rubella Epidemic in Japan, 2012–2014

BACKGROUND: Rubella infection during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy can cause congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). The main defects of CRS are known as classic triads; hearing impairment, congenital heart disease, and cataract. In Japan from 2011 to 2013, rubella outbreak occurred mainly among adults...

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Autores principales: Kanai, Mizue, Kamiya, Hajime, Okuno, Hideo, Sunagawa, Tomimasa, Matsui, Tamano, Oishi, Kazunori, Mori, Yoshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632002/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.518