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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV
Pregnant women with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are less likely to pass the virus on to babies delivered by elective cesarean section, compared to those delivered vaginally or by urgent cesarean section, according to the October issue of Clinical … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-viral therapy, birth, C-section, chronic hepatitis B, delivery, HBV, maternal, mother-child, neonate, newborn, pregnancy, vaccination, virus infection
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Why are Some Immunized Children Still At Risk for HBV Infection?
Despite immunization, children born to mothers with replicating HBV (marked by hepatitis B e antigen, or HBeAg) are still at risk for infection, according to the April issue of Gastroenterology. Mother-to-infant transmission is the major cause of hepatitis B virus … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, Cirrhosis, HCC, hepatitis, mother to child transmission, mother-child, pediatric, Prevention, vaccination, vaccine
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