Identifying Vaccine-associated Rash Illness Amidst a Large Measles Outbreak: Minnesota, 2017.

Martin, Karen G; Banerjee, Emily; McMahon, Melissa; Kenyon, Cynthia; Strain, Anna; Halstead Muscoplat, Miriam; Gastañaduy, Paul A; Rota, Paul A et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

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Abstract

Characteristics of vaccine-associated rash illness (VARI) and confirmed measles cases were compared during a measles outbreak. Although some clinical differences were noted, measles exposure and identification of the vaccine strain were helpful for public health decision-making. Rapid, vaccine strain-specific diagnostic assays will more efficiently distinguish VARI from measles.

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