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. 2018 Sep 14;67(36):1012–1016. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6736a4

TABLE 1. Characteristics of suspected cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) (N = 207) — Congenital Rubella Sentinel Surveillance System, India, December 2016–July 2017.

Characteristic of patients No. of cases (%)
Sentinel site (state)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Punjab/Haryana)
60 (29.0)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
49 (23.7)
KEM Hospital, Pune (Maharashtra)
36 (17.4)
Indira Gandhi Institute for Child Health, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
35 (16.9)
Christian Medical College, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)
27 (13.0)
Department first consulted
Pediatrics
85 (41.1)
Neonatology
41 (19.8)
Ophthalmology
44 (21.3)
Cardiology
22 (10.6)
Ear, nose, and throat
7 (3.4)
Other
8 (3.9)
Criteria for suspecting CRS
Structural heart defect
135 (65.2)
Eye signs
94 (45.4)
Maternal history of fever with rash during pregnancy
41 (19.8)
Hearing impairment
37 (17.9)
Clinically suspected
11 (5.3)
Age at diagnosis
<1 month
56 (27.1)
1–5 months
89 (43.0)
6–11 months
62 (30.0)
Sex
Male
114 (55.1)
Female
93 (44.9)
Place where suspected CRS patient was delivered
Private facility
105 (50.7)
Public facility
91 (44.0)
Home
10 (4.8)
Other
1 (0.5)
Age of mother (yrs)
18–25
126 (60.9)
26–30
64 (30.9)
31–35
9 (4.3)
>35
4 (1.9)
Not available 4 (1.9)