Nucleic acid testing identified that a vaccine-type measles virus was being shed in the urine. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Differentiating the wild from the attenuated during a measles outbreak.
Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Apr ;17(4):e32-3. PMID: 23543773
Lindsay Nestibo
In the midst of a local measles outbreak, a recently immunized child was investigated for a new-onset measles-type rash. Nucleic acid testing identified that a vaccine-type measles virus was being shed in the urine. Clinically differentiating measles from a nonmeasles rash is challenging, but can be supported by a thorough medical history evaluation. Rashes are expected to occur after immunization; nucleic acid testing can be used when it is difficult to differentiate between wild and attenuated strains.