Prevention of materno‐foetal transmission of hepatitis B in sub‐Saharan Africa: the evidence, current practice and future challenges

J Howell, M Lemoine, M Thursz - Journal of viral hepatitis, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is highly endemic in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where more than
8% of the population remain chronic HBV carriers. SSA has one of the highest HBV‐related …

Nucleoside/nucleotide analogues in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection during pregnancy: a systematic review

S Tavakolpour, M Darvishi, HS Mirsafaei… - Infectious …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Women of childbearing age who have developed chronic hepatitis B (CHB)
infection, especially HBeAg-positive highly viraemic pregnant women, are largely …

Breastfeeding is not a risk factor for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

X Chen, J Chen, J Wen, C Xu, S Zhang, YH Zhou… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Many clinicians do not encourage breastfeeding in hepatitis B virus (HBV)
carriers, since HBV DNA can be detected in breast milk and breast lesions may increase …

A study of immunoprophylaxis failure and risk factors of hepatitis B virus mother-to-infant transmission

L Zhang, X Gui, B Wang, H Ji, R Yisilafu, F Li… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is of high prevalence in China. Mother-to-infant
transmission is the major route for HBV transmission and subsequent chronicity. This study …

Serological positive markers of hepatitis B virus in femoral venous blood or umbilical cord blood should not be evidence of in-utero infection among neonates

L Zhang, XE Gui, B Wang, JY Fan, Q Cao… - BMC Infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Maternal-infant transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) occurs even after
passive-active immunization. Some scholars speculate that in-utero infection may be the …

Telbivudine treatment of hepatitis B virus-infected pregnant women at different gestational stages for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission: outcomes of …

Z Tan, Y Yin, J Zhou, L Wu, C Xu, H Hou - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Telbivudine treatment of hepatitis B virus-infected pregnant... : Medicine Telbivudine treatment
of hepatitis B virus-infected pregnant women at different gestational stages for the prevention of …

替比夫定阻断乙型肝炎病毒宫内感染效果和安全性研究

姚展成, 陈明纯, 廖文燕, 张艳萍, 吴毅… - 实用肝脏病 …, 2016 - manu43.magtech.com.cn
妇自妊娠28 周起口服L dT 600mg/d 至分娩后4 周袁30 例血清HBVM 标记物阳性孕妇不服抗病
毒药为对照遥在新生儿出生后给予HB IG 和乙肝疫苗注射遥结果在分娩前袁治疗组孕妇 …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B and pregnancy: An update review article

F Abdi, MG Novin, M Afrakhteh… - World Journal of Obstetrics …, 2015 - wjgnet.com
Chronic hepatitis B, as a global health problem, is a disease that begins in the prenatal
period and its complications gradually become clear later in life. About 5% of women …

Hepatitis B prevalence and treatment needs among Tibetan refugees residing in India

K Stevens, T Palmo, T Wangchuk… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Untreated chronic hepatitis B can lead to liver failure and/or liver cancer. These
complications can be avoided through prevention with vaccination or treatment of disease …

[HTML][HTML] Lamivudine's efficacy and safety in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: A meta-analysis

P Khalighinejad, SM Alavian… - The Turkish Journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods A meta-analysis was conducted concerning the efficacy and safety of
lamivudine during pregnancy, in the prevention of vertical transmission of HBV infection …