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Problems of Rubella Diagnosis by Various IgM Techniques and the Need for Test Combinations

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Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology

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The role of specific IgM antibodies as a valuable marker was recognized for the diagnosis of acute postnatal and congenital rubella infections more than 15 years ago. Today IgM and/or IgA antibody detection plays a leading role in the diagnosis of a number of viral and other microbial infections. In no other infection, however, is the correctness of the IgM antibody test results of such importance as for the detection of acute rubella infection in pregnancy. An infant with congenital rubella syndrome is only one of the possible outcomes of infection in a pregnant woman. Therapeutic abortion is another serious consequence.

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Enders, G. (1985). Problems of Rubella Diagnosis by Various IgM Techniques and the Need for Test Combinations. In: Habermehl, KO. (eds) Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69943-6_20

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