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Seroprevalence of rubella virus in Turkish pregnant women
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives:
To assess the immune status of a group of Turkish pregnant women who had never been immunized.
Methods:
Between June 1990 and April 1993, the seroprevelance of rubella was determined in the study group of 1351 women.
Results:
A total of 242 (17.9%) pregnant women were found to be susceptible to rubella infection and the seropositivity rate related to prior infection was 82.1%.
Conclusions:
The importance of Rubella IgG determination in Turkish pregnant women is discussed and recommendations for prevention and control of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) are suggested.