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Pattern and interpretation of hepatitis B virus markers among pregnant women in North East Egypt.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2020
Kishk Rania, Mandour Mohamed, Elprince Mohamed, Salem Ayman, Nemr Nader, Eida Mohammed, Ragheb Mostafa
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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B vaccination of newborns (HBV) and surveillance of pregnant women during antenatal care are complementary to prevent mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HBV infection. AIM: The aim was to identify the prevalence and pattern of HBV infection in pregnant women born before and after implementing HBV vaccination of newborn in Egypt. METHODS: The study included 600 women attended antenatal...
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