2005
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17703-4
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Congenital rubella syndrome burden in Morocco: a rapid retrospective assessment

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“…The burden of CRS can be assessed through conducting active CRS surveillance and testing for rubella IgM in suspected infants aged ≤ 6 months, either nationwide or in selected urban and rural populations [13]. Another method for assessing the CRS burden would be a retrospective review of hospital records [15].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The burden of CRS can be assessed through conducting active CRS surveillance and testing for rubella IgM in suspected infants aged ≤ 6 months, either nationwide or in selected urban and rural populations [13]. Another method for assessing the CRS burden would be a retrospective review of hospital records [15].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The numerator was the respective number of probable or confirmed CRS cases in one of the three study sites and the denominator was the number of live births in the same hospitals from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014. To calculate the national incidence rates, we used the method previously used by Bloom, et al using cataract detection in Morocco to calculate the national burden 19 with the following formula:…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A transmissão do vírus por via transplacentária pode levar à infecção do feto, comumente relacionada ao aborto, natimortalidade, malformações congênitas como cardiopatias e surdez neurosensorial, além de afecções oftalmológicas e meningoencefalite 1,2,3 .…”
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