Laboratory Diagnosis of Mumps in a Partially Immunized Population: The Nova Scotia Experience
oleh: TF Hatchette, R Davidson, S Clay, J Pettipas, J LeBlanc, S Sarwal, M Smieja, KR Forward
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2009-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: In 2007, Atlantic Canada experienced a large outbreak of mumps predominately in university students who had received a single dose of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. The present study describes the performance characteristics of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on buccal and urine specimens and immunoglobulin M (IgM) serology in this partially immune population.