Perinatal HBV viremia in newborns of HBsAg(+) mothers is a transient phenomenon that does not necessarily imply HBV infection transmission

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-

  Papaevangelou, Vassiliki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

HBsAg(+); HBV DNA; Perinatal viremia; Transmission

Indexed keywords

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

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTHER; PERINATAL HEPATITIS B VIREMIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOINFECTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; VIREMIA;

EID: 84860337878     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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