Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur despite postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Recent literature suggests that antiviral treatment during pregnancy when maternal HBV DNA levels are elevated can further decrease vertical transmission. However, HBV DNA screening is not...
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| author | Julie van Schalkwyk Melica Nourmoussavi Andrea Massey Reka Gustafson Elizabeth Brodkin Martin Petric Mel Krajden Simon Dobson Jane Buxton Mark Bigham Neora Pick Richard Schreiber Christopher H Sherlock Deborah Money Eric M Yoshida |
| author_facet | Julie van Schalkwyk Melica Nourmoussavi Andrea Massey Reka Gustafson Elizabeth Brodkin Martin Petric Mel Krajden Simon Dobson Jane Buxton Mark Bigham Neora Pick Richard Schreiber Christopher H Sherlock Deborah Money Eric M Yoshida |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur despite postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Recent literature suggests that antiviral treatment during pregnancy when maternal HBV DNA levels are elevated can further decrease vertical transmission. However, HBV DNA screening is not routinely performed antenatally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24af71cb07f44e1fb56792b329a6e2f22025-02-03T01:32:48ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972014-01-01281052552810.1155/2014/549764Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort StudyJulie van Schalkwyk0Melica Nourmoussavi1Andrea Massey2Reka Gustafson3Elizabeth Brodkin4Martin Petric5Mel Krajden6Simon Dobson7Jane Buxton8Mark Bigham9Neora Pick10Richard Schreiber11Christopher H Sherlock12Deborah Money13Eric M Yoshida14Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, CanadaSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, CanadaOffice of the Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, CanadaSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur despite postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Recent literature suggests that antiviral treatment during pregnancy when maternal HBV DNA levels are elevated can further decrease vertical transmission. However, HBV DNA screening is not routinely performed antenatally.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/549764 |
| spellingShingle | Julie van Schalkwyk Melica Nourmoussavi Andrea Massey Reka Gustafson Elizabeth Brodkin Martin Petric Mel Krajden Simon Dobson Jane Buxton Mark Bigham Neora Pick Richard Schreiber Christopher H Sherlock Deborah Money Eric M Yoshida Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| title_full | Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| title_short | Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| title_sort | missed opportunities for prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis b a retrospective cohort study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/549764 |
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