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Causes of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus under the at-risk prevention strategy in Japan.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Feb 2013
Torii Yuka, Kimura Hiroshi, Hayashi Kazuhiko, Suzuki Michio, Kawada Jun-Ichi, Kojima Seiji, Katano Yoshiaki, Goto Hidemi, Ito Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
The number of hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier babies has decreased markedly since the introduction in Japan of an "at-risk" strategy for preventing HBV infection. However, elimination of HBV infection from our country appears difficult. To clarify the limitations of the at-risk strategy for preventing vertical transmission of HBV, causes of vertical transmission in a single hospital were retrospectively analyzed....
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