Hepatitis B virus infection and its transmission in preschool children.
Indian Pediatr
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1991 Sep; 28(9): 1017-9
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-9056
ABSTRACT
In the present study, 2.5% of 367 preschool children has HBsAg positivity. Of 11 mothers who were HBsAg positive during the third trimester of pregnancy, 4 had babies (36.4%) who developed HBsAg positivity by 2.5-3 months of age (vertical transmission). Two babies born of HBsAg negative mothers, with history of jaundice during first trimester, were HBsAg negative. All the relatives of HBsAg positive cases screened were negative for HBsAg.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Gravidez
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Pré-Escolar
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Estudos Transversais
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Hepatite B
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Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1991
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