Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3283440 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
HBsAg-positive mothers should be assessed for risk of MTCT, and infants should receive immunoprophylaxis. Pregnant women with levels of HBV DNA >200,000 IU/mL should be considered for strategies to reduce the risk for MTCT. We propose an algorithm for risk assessment and patient management that is based on a review of the literature and the opinion of a panel of physicians with expertise in preventing MTCT.
Keywords
intrauterine transmissionHBIGIUTMTCTHBsAgHBeAgantibody to hepatitis B core antigenHepatitis B surface antigenAprmother to child transmissionPerinatal transmissionimmunoglobulin perCesarean sectionanti-HBcIntrauterine infectionHepatitis B e antigenhepatitis B immunoglobulinHBVVaccinationHIVhuman immunodeficiency virushepatitis B virus
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Authors
Calvin Q. Pan, Zhong-Ping Duan, Kalyan R. Bhamidimarri, Huai-Bin Zou, Xiao-Feng Liang, Jie Li, Myron J. Tong,