Maternal HBeAg positivity and viremia associated with umbilical cord blood hepatitis B viremia
Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) transmission may result from in utero transmission. We aimed to determine the correlation between maternal serum and umbilical cord blood HBV DNA levels in infants delivered by chronic HBV-infected mothers and to describe the effect of cord blood viremia on vertical tra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957218305084 |