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Maternal hepatitis B and infant infection among pregnant women living with HIV in South Africa

INTRODUCTION: Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the leading cause of liver-related mortality. Newborn vaccination, maternal antiviral therapy and administering hepatitis B immune globulin shortly after birth can greatly reduce the risk of perinatal and infant infection. However, evidenc...

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Autores principales: Hoffmann, Christopher J, Mashabela, Fildah, Cohn, Silvia, Hoffmann, Jennifer D, Lala, Sanjay, Martinson, Neil A, Chaisson, Richard E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International AIDS Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4032505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24855985
http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.1.18871