Retrospective search for Congenital Rubella Syndrome in children under one year

Background: Costa Rica established in 2000 the goal to eradicate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Official surveillance data reports the last confirmed autochthonous case in 2001. In order to assess if such goal was achieved, this study analyzed the quality of surveillance through a retrospective search, in order to determine if there were cases not identified by the current surveillance system. Methods: We used three data bases from the National Children’s Hospital “Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera”, to identify cases of children under one year suspicious for CRS, born between January 2003

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