Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in Ile-Ife, South Western, Nigeria

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-236

  Olaleye, O Atinuke ^a   Kuti, O ^a,b   Makinde, N Olaniyi ^a,b   Ujah, A O Innocent ^c   Olaleye, O Akinyemi ^d   Badejoko, O Olusegun ^a,b   Akintayo, A Akinyemi ^a   Audu, R ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^d Premier Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; intra uterine infection; Nigeria; perinatal; vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIGERIA; PARITY; PERINATAL INFECTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERINATAL TRANSMISSION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STILLBIRTH; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B; INTRA-UTERINE INFECTION; NIGERIA; PERINATAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NIGERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887863886     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-1366412     Document Type: Article

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