A. Shafyi
M. Shafiee
H. Mirchamsy
A. Mohammadi
M. Keshawarz
M. Taqavian
A. Foroughi
Z. Hamzeh-lou

During a period of ۷ years (۱۹۹۷-۲۰۰۳) we were received pairs of serum and CSF of ۲۷ suspicious clinically cases from neurology department of several hospitals in Tehran. Among them ۷ were serologically positive for progressive rubella panencephalitis (PRPE) and ۲ were positive for sub acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Rubella virus was isolated from ۴ of ۷ serologically positive cases of PRPE using three different cell culture systems.

rublla, progressive, panencephalitis, interference