Congenital Rubella Syndrome - A Major Review and Update.
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2015-07
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Abstract
Rubella is a major public health problem which is usually a mild rash illness in children
and adults. However, it has devastating systemic consequences when rubella virus
crosses the placental barrier and infects fetal tissue resulting in congenital rubella
syndrome (CRS). Congenital rubella syndrome is an under-recognized public health
problem in Bangladesh and the burden of the disease weighs heavily on patients and
society; therefore, routine vaccination and other preventative strategies are strongly
encouraged. Extensive surveillance studies should be conducted to eliminate CRS from
our country. In this review, we will characterize the epidemiology of CRS; describe the
patho-phyisiology, clinical features and laboratory testing for the disease, and discuss
measures needed for prevention of rubella and CRS
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Congenital rubella syndrome, CRS
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Nazme Nure Ishrat, Hussain Manzoor, Das Ashith Chandra. Congenital Rubella Syndrome - A Major Review and Update. Delta Medical College Journal. 2015 July; 3(2): 89-95.