Congenital rubella syndrome secondary prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]

Secondary Prevention

Once an infant has been diagnosed with congenital rubella syndrome, the following precautionary measures should be taken into account:

• During the duration of the hospital stay, the infant should be isolated (i.e.: droplet and contact isolation)
• All hospital contacts and caregivers of infant with congenital rubella syndrome should be ensured that they are immune to rubella virus
• Because infants with congenital rubella syndrome are infectious for at least a period of 12 months, they may pose a risk for unimmunized children and pregnant women