A low proportion of HBeAg among HBsAg-positive pregnant women with known HIV status could suggest low perinatal transmission of HBV in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from HBV-positive mothers to their infants is common and usually occurs when the mother is hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive and/or has a high HBV DNA load. In this study, we determined the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and...

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Autores principales: Kfutwah, Anfumbom KW, Tejiokem, Mathurin Cyrille, Njouom, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22401702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-9-62

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22401702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-9-62

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