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Rubella epidemic in Vietnam: characteristic of rubella virus genes from pregnant women and their fetuses/newborns with congenital rubella syndrome.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jun 2013
Pham Van Hung, Nguyen Thong Van, Nguyen Truc Thanh Thi, Dang Linh Duy, Hoang Ngoc Hieu, Nguyen Truong Van, Abe Kenji
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BACKGROUND: Rubella remains poorly controlled in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize rubella virus spread in Vietnam during 2011-2012. STUDY DESIGN: Amniotic fluid, throat swab and placenta samples were collected from 130 patients (110 cases from pregnant women with suspected rubella and 20 cases from fetuses/newborns). Viral RNA was obtained directly from...
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