Tenofovir to Prevent Hepatitis B Transmission in Mothers with High Viral Load

Q. Pan, Calvin; Duan, Zhongping; Dai, Erhei; Zhang, Shuqin; Han, Guorong; Wang, Yuming; Zhang, Huaihong; Zou, Huaibin; Zhu, Baoshen; Zhao, Wenjing; Jiang, Hongxiu

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1508660

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Tenofovir to Prevent Hepatitis B Transmission in Mothers with High Viral Load

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 15, 2016

Authors:

Calvin Q. Pan

Zhongping Duan

Erhei Dai

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few data are available regarding the use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) during pregnancy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV). METHODS: In this trial, we included 200 mothers who were positive for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and who had ...

Subject

Medicine

HBeAg

Hepatitis B virus

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