#38: Hepatitis B in pregnancy screening, treatment, and prevention of vertical transmission

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 6-14

  Dionne Odom, Jodie ^a   Tita, Alan T N ^a   Silverman, Neil S ^a  

^a Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

antiviral therapy; breast feeding; chronic hepatitis; hepatitis B; immunoprophylaxis; vertical transmission; viral load

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; TENOFOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84955472870     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.100     Document Type: Review

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