Open AccessClinically confirmed congenital rubella syndrome: the role of echocardiography
Author(s) -
Demeke Mekonnen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v27i2.13
Subject(s) - congenital rubella syndrome , medicine , rubella , ductus arteriosus , pediatrics , congenital rubella , heart disease , vaccination , stenosis , serology , cardiology , measles , immunology , antibody
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) affects thousands of children in the developing world because rubella vaccination is not routinely available in most of these countries. Among its many manifestations, congenital heart disease is life threatening.