Maternal hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA positivity and sexual intercourse are associated with HBV intrauterine transmission in China: A prospective case-control study

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-170

  Shao, Zhong Jun ^b   Xu, De Zhong ^a,d   Xu, Jian Qiu ^c   Li, Jing Hua ^a   Yan, Yong Ping ^a   Men, Ke ^a   Wang, Xue Ping ^a   Zhang, Zhi Ying ^a   Jiang, Qin Wu ^b   Zhang, Lei ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shaanxi Maternal and Neonatal Health Hospital   (China)

^d FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Intrauterine transmission; Risk factor; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846631266     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04462.x     Document Type: Article

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