A study of the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection in the infants of HIV-positive mothers participating in P1041 in South Africa

A study of the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection in the infants of HIV-positive mothers participating in P1041 in South Africa

Thesis (MScMedSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the decreased rate of HBV horizontal transmission in South Africa (SA) due to the HB vaccine, the risk of perinatal transmission remains of concern, especially in HIV/HBV co-infected women. Loss of HBV immune control, re...

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Main Author: Tamandjou, Cynthia Raissa
Other Authors: Andersson, Monique Ingrid
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2015
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus > South Africa
Communicable diseases in infants > South Africa
HIV-positive mothers > South Africa
Dissertations > Medical virology
Theses > Medical virology
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96053

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