The risk of transmission of the HBV from mother to newborn in DaLat
- Author:
Long Cong Hoang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatitis B
- MeSH:
Hepatitis B;
Pregnant Women;
Infant, Newborn;
Transmission
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):24-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
There are 22.94% HBsAg(+) and 41.28% anti-HBs(+) in pregnant women in Dalat. The risk of transmission of the virus is especially high (63.64%) in newborns of carrier mothers who have tested positive for both HBsAg and HBeAg. Beside 8% of newborns have been infected with HBV from horizontal transmission.
