title: Specific rubella virus IgG and IgM in umbilical cord sera in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The sensitive ELISA assay was used to measure the specific rubella virus IgG & IgM, and also the total IgM in the umbilical cord sera taken from 182 Saudi mothers during delivery in the Maternity Department at Al Ali General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nearly 84.6% (154 out of 182) Saudi women tested were found to be immune to rubella virus.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massoud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el Tagui
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology*; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M