Open AccessEvaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy of Eight Commercial Assays for the Detection of Rubella Virus-Specific IgM Antibodies
Author(s) -
Joanne Hiebert,
Vanessa Zubach,
Carmen Charlton,
Jayne Fenton,
Graham Tipples,
Kevin Fonseca,
Alberto Severini
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01597-21
Subject(s) - rubella , measles , medicine , rubella virus , parvovirus , virology , immunology , immunoglobulin m , vaccination , measles virus , antibody , virus , immunoglobulin g
Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome are caused by the rubella virus and are preventable through vaccination, making disease eradication possible. Monitoring of progress toward global eradication and local elimination requires high-quality, sensitive disease surveillance that includes laboratory confirmation of cases.