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Seroprevalence of rubella virus in Turkish pregnant women
Author(s) -
Güner H.,
Günay A.,
Rota S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(94)90068-x
Subject(s) - medicine , rubella , rubella virus , seroprevalence , turkish , congenital rubella syndrome , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , immunology , serology , antibody , vaccination , measles , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , biology
OBJECTIVES: To assess the immune status of a group of Turkish pregnant women who had never been immunized. METHODS: Between June 1990 and April 1993, the seroprevelance of rubella was determined in the study group of 1351 women. RESULTS: A total of 242 (17.9%) pregnant women were found to be susceptible to rubella infection and the seropositivity rate related to prior infection was 82.1%. CONCLUSIONS: The importance of Rubella IgG determination in Turkish pregnant women is discussed and recommendations for prevention and control of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) are suggested.