Laboratory diagnosis of measles and rubella infection.
Current diagnostic laboratory tests were summarized. Measles outbreak was noted in Japan 2007 and large proportion of the patients was high school, college students, and adult patients, caused by D5 Bangkok type. Through molecular epidemiological study, drastic changes in circulating genotypes were demonstrated since 1984 to present, in Japan.
Nakayama
Tetsuo
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Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Laboratory of Viral Infection, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan. tetsuo-n@lisci.kitasato-u.ac.jp
D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012409:Rubella / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology