Hepatitis B virus genotype D infection among antenatal patients attending a maternity hospital in Calcutta, India: assessment of infectivity status.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2005 Jan; 36(1): 203-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-31755
ABSTRACT
A seroepidemiological study was conducted to determine the hepatitis B virus carrier rate and infectivity status among antenatal patients in Calcutta. Fifteen of 400 antenatal mothers (3.74%) were carriers of HBV genotype D. Four (1.0%) of them were positive for HBeAg with a high risk of transmitting infection to their babies. The presence of precore mutant HBV, which has been associated with transmission events from HBeAg mothers to their babies, was not detected in any of the HBeAg negative mothers.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Prenatal Diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Biomarkers
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Hepatitis B virus
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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