A low proportion of HBeAg among HBsAg-positive pregnant women with known HIV status could suggest low perinatal transmission of HBV in Cameroon

Virology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kfutwah, Anfumbom K W ^a   Tejiokem, Mathurin Cyrille ^a   Njouom, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; HBeAg; HBsAg; Hepatitis B virus; HIV; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; MIXED INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

ADULT; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84857927061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-9-62     Document Type: Article

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