Congenital rubella syndrome risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
An unimmunized woman who becomes infected with rubella just prior to conception or in the first 8-10 weeks of gestation is at a great risk of giving birth to a child with congenital rubella syndrome.[1][2]
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
An unimmunized woman who becomes infected with rubella just prior to conception or in the first 8-10 weeks of gestation is at a great risk of giving birth to a child with congenital rubella syndrome.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Santis M, Cavaliere AF, Straface G, Caruso A (2006). “Rubella infection in pregnancy”. Reprod. Toxicol. 21 (4): 390–8. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.01.014. PMID 16580940.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lambert N, Strebel P, Orenstein W, Icenogle J, Poland GA (2015). “Rubella”. Lancet. 385 (9984): 2297–307. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60539-0. PMC 4514442. PMID 25576992.
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