VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN IN CARRIER MOTHERS IN 2 WEST LONDON HOSPITALS

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作者
WOO, D
CUMMINS, M
DAVIES, PA
HARVEY, DR
HURLEY, R
WATERSON, AP
机构
[1] HAMMERSMITH HOSP, DEPT PAEDIAT, LONDON W12 0HS, ENGLAND
[2] HAMMERSMITH HOSP, ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH, LONDON W12 0HS, ENGLAND
[3] QUEEN CHARLOTTES MATERN HOSP, INST OBSTET & GYNAECOL, LONDON W6 0XG, ENGLAND
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10.1136/adc.54.9.670
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
126 children of 102 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier mothers were delivered at Hammersmith Hospital and Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, between 1971 and mid-1978. Blood tests on 110 of these children showed that 8 out of the 18 with Chinese mothers, but only 6 out of the 92 other children, have become HBsAg positive. The presence of maternal hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) is also significantly correlated with transmission of HBsAg to the children. The management of children whose mothers are carriers is discussed.
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