Cesarean section reduces perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus infection from hepatitis b surface antigen-positive women to their infants

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1349-1355

  Pan, Calvin Q ^a   Zou, Huai Bin ^b   Chen, Yu ^b   Zhang, Xiaohui ^b   Zhang, Hua ^b   Li, Jie ^c   Duan, Zhongping ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Immunoprophylaxis; Mother to Child Transmission; Neonate; Prevention

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL INFECTION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOUND INFECTION;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALT; CHB; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; ECS; ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION; HBEAG; HBIG; HBSAG; HBV; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION; MTCT; NEONATE; PREVENTION; UCS; ULN; UPPER LIMIT OF NORMAL; URGENT CESAREAN SECTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VD;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884352454     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.04.026     Document Type: Article

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