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Testing No further testing required. Laboratories to send PCR positive samples to the VRD at Colindale for genotyping. Exclusion Advise isolation until four full days after the day...

Pregnant women do not require post-exposure prophylaxis if they are inadvertently given MMRV or MMR. Information about inadvertent vaccination in pregnancy for clinicians is...

A likely (probable) case requires: clinical presentation consistent with measlesand epidemiological features that: increase the likelihood that the patient may have been exposed...

Testing If not yet requested, request local PCR testing. PCR testing of the case is urgent where immunosuppressed or immunocompetent vulnerable contacts with an exposure within the...

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) testing should only be used for diagnosis when advised by virology specialist services. Presence of IgG usually indicates past exposure to measles infection...

Clinical presentation of measles is defined as: fever equal to or over 39°C in the absence of antipyreticsand generalised maculopapular rashand one or more...

Some individuals may develop a rash or a mild fever 7 to 14 days post vaccination with MMR or MMRV. It is possible for this rash to develop up to 30 days post-vaccination due to...

The availability of measles testing in Scottish virology laboratories is shown in table 1. Microbiology laboratories that do not have access to measles PCR testing onsite should...

All measles cases are further classified as a breakthrough case when they have: history of two doses of measles containing vaccine usually at least six years agoor measles IgG...

When HPTs should notify For cases or contacts HPTs should contact Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) to report all UK blood, tissue or cell donors: with recent...