[Congenital rubella. Present knowledge and perspectives (author's transl)].

This paper deals with features and problems of congenital rubella and perspectives in the prevention of this infection. We discussed the factors determining whether or not the maternal infection will involve the fetus, the pathogenesis and the clinical aspects of congenital rubella, the epidemiological importance of infected infants who may be contagious for long periods of time, the problems encountered in diagnosis. The efficacy of the active immunization programs, the data available in the literature on inadvertent vaccination of pregnant women, the restriction in the prophylactic use of immunoglobulins are also reported. The great importance of the premarital serological test for women is stressed.