Human parvovirus B19 infections among exanthematic diseases notified as measles.

Human Parvovirus B19Infection among Exanthematic Diseases Clinically Diagnosed as Measles in 2005 in Iran

[Frequency of measles, rubella, dengue and erythema infectiosum among suspected cases of measles and rubella in the State of Pernambuco between 2001 and 2004].

This study had the aim of investigating the frequency of measles, rubella, dengue and erythema infectiosum among suspected cases of measles and/or rubella in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. A total of 1,161 serum samples collected between 2001 and 2004 were tested for these four viral diseases, using enzyme immunoassays to detect IgM antibodies. Out of this total, 276 (23.8%) samples were posi...

Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Viral Exanthems

An important number of viruses (measles, rubella, human parvovirus B19, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, enteroviruses, dengue and others) can cause exanthematic diseases. Laboratory diagnosis of exanthems due to viral infections include the identification of the disease-causing virus (isolation, antigen detection or nucleic acid detection) and the determination of a specific serological respo...

Investigation of measles IgM-seropositive cases of febrile rash illnesses in the absence of documented measles virus transmission, State of São Paulo, Brazil, 2000-2004.

INTRODUCTION To review measles IgM-positive cases of febrile rash illnesses in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, over the five-year period following interruption of measles virus transmission. METHODS We reviewed 463 measles IgM-positive cases of febrile rash illness in the State of São Paulo, from 2000 to 2004. Individuals vaccinated against measles < or = 56 days prior to specimen collection ...

Etiology of measles- and rubella-like illnesses in measles, mumps, and rubella-vaccinated children.

The viral etiology of measles- or rubella-like illnesses after MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination was studied prospectively in 993 acutely ill Finnish children with fever and rash in 1983-1995. Their sera were tested for adeno-, entero-, and parvovirus B19 antibodies. Sera of 300 children <4 years old were also tested for human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) antibodies. Measles and rubella ha...