Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: is elective cesarean section in highly viremic mothers an appropriate adjunct to immunoprophylaxis?

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Oct;11(10):1356-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.04.017. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
  • Hepatitis B / transmission*
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens