Serology Is Performed on a Patient with a Rash and Fever

question 13

Multiple Choice

Serology is performed on a patient with a rash and fever with the following results: rubella IgM = positive; rubella IgG = positive; measles IgM = negative; measles IgG = positive; varicella-zoster IgM = negative; varicella-zoster IgG = negative.What is the interpretation of these results?

• A) acute infection with rubella virus
• B) acute infection with measles virus
• C) not immune to measles or rubella viruses
• D) immune to varicella-zoster virus only

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