Risk factors and mechanism of transplacental transmission of hepatitis B virus: A case‐control study

Xu, De‐Zhong; Yan, Yongping; C. K. Choi, Bernard; Xu, Jian‐Qiu; Men, Ke; Zhang, Jingxia; Liu, Zhihua; Wang, Fu‐Sheng

doi:10.1002/jmv.2187

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Risk factors and mechanism of transplacental transmission of hepatitis B virus: A case‐control study

Published in Journal of Medical Virology • Mar 13, 2002

Authors:

De‐Zhong Xu

Yongping Yan

Bernard C. K. Choi

Abstract

Intrauterine hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been suggested to be caused by transplacental transmission that cannot be blocked by hepatitis B vaccine. This would decrease the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccine. This study examined the risk factors and mechanism of transplacental HBV transmis...

Subject

HBeAg

HBsAg

Hepatitis B virus

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