False-Positive Measles Test — Maine, February 2012

On February 7, 2012, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention was notified of suspected measles infection in an unvaccinated woman aged 57 years. The patient went to her medical provider on January 30 after 3 days of headache and fever and 2 days of papular rash. The rash began on her nec...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2012, Vol.61 (21), p.396-396
Main Authors: Farmer, Ann, Rea, Vicki, Sears, Stephen D, Bernier, Brian, Manning, Susan E
Format: Newsletterarticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Diseases
Epidemiology
Exanthema
Health aspects
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Infections
Measles
Notes from the Field
Parvovirus
Preventive medicine
Public health
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Summary:On February 7, 2012, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention was notified of suspected measles infection in an unvaccinated woman aged 57 years. The patient went to her medical provider on January 30 after 3 days of headache and fever and 2 days of papular rash. The rash began on her neck and spread to her abdomen, legs, and back. Two days later she developed coryza and cough. The rash resolved by February 6. A serum specimen collected on January 31 demonstrated a high titer of measles immunoglobulin M (IgM) and was positive for measles immunoglobulin G (IgG) on testing at a reference laboratory.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X