TABLE 1.

Epidemiologic information and laboratory results from clinical rubella cases

Sample	Province	No. of days after rash when specimen was collected	Rubella IgM result	City, yrc	Direct detection		Cell-based detection (virus isolation) resulta
					RT-PCR	RT-PCR+ hybridization	RT-PCR	IFA	Replicon
RVTS17	Henan	1	−	Xinyang, 2001	−	+	P1− P2− P3−	−	−
RVTS18	Henan	3	+	Xinyang, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS19	Henan	5	−	Xinyang, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS20	Henan	1	+	Xinyang, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS21	Henan	2	+	Xinyang, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS22	Henan	5	+	Xinyang, 2001	−	+	P1− P2− P3−	−	−
RVTS23	Henan	1	−	Xinyang, 2001	+	+	P1− P2− P3−	−	−
RVTS24	Henan	1	NAb	Puyang, 2002	+	+	P1− P2− P3−	−	−
RVTS25	Henan	0	NA	Puyang, 2002	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS26	Henan	0	+	Xuchang, 2002	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS27	Henan	0	+	Xuchang, 2002	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS28	Henan	1	+	Xuchang, 2002	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS29	Henan	1	+	Xuchang, 2002	−	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS30	Anhui	2	+	Heifei, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS31	Anhui	1	+	Shucheng, 2001	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS32	Anhui	2	+	Shucheng, 2001	−	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS33	Anhui	3	+	Anqing, 2000	−	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS34	Anhui	3	+	Anqing, 2000	−	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS35	Anhui	2	+	Heifei, 2000	−	−	P1− P2− P3−	−	−
RVTS36	Anhui	2	+	Dangshan, 2000	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS37	Anhui	2	+	Dangshan, 2000	+	+	P1+	+	+
RVTS38	Anhui	2	+	Dangshan, 2000	+	+	P1+	+	+

^aP2 and P3 refer to the passage numbers in Vero cell cultures.

^bNot available because patient was not tested for rubella virus-specific IgM.

^cSpecimens from outbreaks in Henan (2001 and 2002) and Anhui (2000 and 2001).