The transfer of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from HBsAg (+) mothers to their babies

Mistik, R.; Baran, B.

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni 27(2): 143-146

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 0374-9096
PMID: 8502186
Document Number: 413808
In this study, Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in 3.1% (19/602) of mothers just after delivery. HBsAg positivity was detected in 31% (6/19) in cord blood of newborn infants born from HBsAg positive mothers. Six months later, 15 of the HBsAg positive mothers and their children were screened serologically. HBsAg positivity persisted in only one child (1/15, 6.6%).

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