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RISK OF RUBELLA IN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
F. Alleen
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb111327.x
Subject(s) - rubella , pregnancy , medicine , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , population , serology , pediatrics , environmental health , immunology , measles , vaccination , antibody , biology , genetics , physics , optics
This paper documents the real incidence of natural immunity to rubella in an antenatal clinic population, and compares the findings with the information about history of past exposure to rubella obtained from 1,311 women. The findings support the need for routine serological testing for rubella at the start of every pregnancy.