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Horizontal Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus From Mother to Child Due to Immune Escape Despite Immunoprophylaxis

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination starting at birth is approximately 95% effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission to infants born to HBV-infected mothers. A higher risk of transmission is associated with birth to a highly viremic mother, often due to transplacental exposure, while late...

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Autores principales: Kanji, Jamil N., Penner, Robert E.D., Giles, Elizabeth, Goodison, Karin, Martin, Steven R., Marinier, Eric, Osiowy, Carla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30889137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002318