Isolation of rubella virus from lens material in cases of congenital cataracts.
Rubella virus cultures were carried on lens materials from seven cases of bilateral congenital cataracts and in one of them it was possible to isolate the virus. This case is one of those rare cases in which the virus was isolated.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000382:microbiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral