Caesarean section to prevent transmission of hepatitis B: A meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 439-444

  Chang, Matthew S ^a   Gavini, Sravanya ^a   Andrade, Priscila C ^b   McNabb Baltar, Julia ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Hepatitis B immune globulin; Prophylaxis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBASE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MIXED INFECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84907912204     PISSN: 22912789     EISSN: 22912797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/350179     Document Type: Review

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