Maternal antibody to hepatitis B core antigen detected in dried neonatal blood spot samples

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 387-390

  Tappin, D M ^a   Greer, K ^b   Cameron, S ^c   Kennedy, R ^b   Brown, A J ^b   Girdwood, R W A ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRENATAL SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031786205     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001393     Document Type: Article

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