Rubella is diagnosed based on the following factors: (1) Isolation and identification of the virus using throat swab, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine specimens obtained during the acute phase (a few days after the appearance of the rash), (2) detection of viral genes via the polymerase...
This type of testing is also used to see if people have previously been vaccinated against rubella. A rubella antibody test checks for the level of antibodies, also known asantibody titers, to the rubella virus that may indicate current or recent infection or past vaccination. There are several...
Rubella is diagnosed based on the following factors: (1) Isolation and identification of the virus using throat swab, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine specimens obtained during the acute phase (a few days after the appearance of the rash), (2) detection of viral genes via the polymerase...