Maternal HBeAg positivity and viremia associated with umbilical cord blood hepatitis B viremia

Volume: 60, Issue: 5, Pages: 517 - 522
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
BackgroundHepatitis B (HBV) transmission may result from in utero transmission. We aimed to determine the correlation between maternal serum and umbilical cord blood HBV DNA levels in infants delivered by chronic HBV-infected mothers and to describe the effect of cord blood viremia on vertical transmission.MethodsA prospective cohort of 92 chronic HBV-infected mother-and-child pairs recruited over three years was analyzed. Maternal and cord...
Paper Details
Title
Maternal HBeAg positivity and viremia associated with umbilical cord blood hepatitis B viremia
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
60
Issue
5
Pages
517 - 522
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