Seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection during pregnancy and risk of perinatal transmission

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 66-71

  Dwivedi, Manisha ^a   Misra, Sri Prakash ^a   Misra, Vatsala ^a   Pandey, Arvind ^b   Pant, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Rita ^a   Verma, Manju ^a  

^a MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HBeAg; HBsAg; HBV DNA; Hepatitis B; Perinatal transmission; Prevalence; Virus

Indexed keywords

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

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TATTOOING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INDIA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958859591     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-011-0083-y     Document Type: Article

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