Women with viral chronic hepatitis generally do quite well during pregnancy, providing that
they have not progressed to decompensated cirrhosis. As a general rule, a stable liver …

Abstract Background and Aim: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) intrauterine transmission from
infected mothers contributes significantly to the persistence of the high number of HBV …

BACKGROUND/AIM: The spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) rates in a group of HBeAg-
negative chronic HBV infected pregnant women without several known risk factors for …

Introduction Authorities publish recommendations on the hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load
threshold to initiate antiviral treatment but the timing of quantification during pregnancy is not …

Ivory Coast has a high prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). The effects of a
control programme based on the anti-HBV vaccine, which has formed part of the national …

To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
3 and 9 affect the susceptibility of hepatitis B virus (HBV) intrauterine transmission, we …

Without intervention, a pregnant woman who is a chronic hepatitis B carrier is at risk of
transmitting hepatitis B and of her infant becoming a chronic carrier and having a …

The effect of hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) on hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA load and its
protective mechanism are not well understood. Twenty-eight hepatitis B surface antigen …

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of pregnancy-related immune events on
the HIV-1 replication and to analyze their relationship with the risk of vertical transmission …

Abstract Background & Aims Mother‐to‐child (MTC) hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission has
been mainly studied in Asia. The geographical origins of women and HBV genotypes differ …