Tenofovir to Prevent Hepatitis B Transmission in Mothers With High Viral Load. Issue 10 (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Calvin Q.; Duan, Zhongping; Dai, Erhei; Zhang, Shuqin; Han, Guorong; Wang, Yuming; Zhang, Huaihong; Zou, Huaibin; Zhu, Baoshen; Zhao, Wenjing; Jiang, Hongxiu
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 71:Issue 10(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000499838.89354.96
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2016;374:2324–2334) Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer, is a serious health threat, and prevention of HBV transmission is an important part of the strategy to alleviate infection and its outcomes. Hepatitis B virus can be vertically transmitted from mothers to fetuses during childbirth, and infants who are untreated can consequently develop chronic infection.