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A predictive value of quantitative HBsAg for serum HBV DNA level among HBeAg-positive pregnant women.
Vaccine - 3 Aug 2012
Sun Kui-Xia, Li Jie, Zhu Feng-Cai, Liu Jian-Xun, Li Rong-Cheng, Zhai Xiang-Jun, Li Yan-Ping, Chang Zhan-Jun, Nie Jing-Jing, Zhuang Hui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The high maternal HBV DNA level is the most important factor contributing to HBV perinatal transmission. This study is to explore whether HBsAg can be used as a surrogate marker of serum HBV DNA for HBsAg-positive pregnant women. METHODS: A total of 975 HBsAg-positive pregnant women and their infants were enrolled in this study. All infants received three doses of a yeast-derived recombinant Hepatitis...
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