Publications
| rubella serology in pregnant women attending health centres of tehran university of medical sciences. | this study was performed in 2003-05 to determine the serological status of a sample of pregnant women as a preliminary study for the rubella vaccination programme. out of 965 pregnant women attending health centres affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences for prenatal care, the estimated rubella immunity rate was 91.1% (95% ci: 89.3%-92.9%) and the nonimmunity rate was 8.9% (95% ci: 7.1%-10.7%). the rubella immunity rate differed in different areas of tehran but not significantly so. ... | 2008 | 18720623 |
| prevalence of hi antibody titer against rubella virus to determine the effect of mass vaccination in tehran. | rubella is an infectious viral disease, has a worldwide distribution and is normally a mild childhood disease. infection during early pregnancy may cause fetal death or congenital rubella syndrome. the highest risk of crs is found in countries with high susceptibility rates among women of childbearing age. in many developed and some developing countries, large-scale rubella vaccination during the past decade has drastically reduced or practically eliminated rubella and crs. mass vaccination camp ... | 2005 | 16076562 |