To elucidate the effects of pregnancy and delivery on hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive carrier mothers, 31 HBeAg-positive carrier mothers were followed-up postpartum 1 year, with 30 HBeAg-positive nonpregnant female carriers as controls. Serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBeAg titer,
606: Maternal HBeAg status and hepatitis B viral activity in HBsAg positive mothers
โ Scribed by Terence T. Lao; Tak Yeung Leung; Stephen Sik Hung Suen; Man Kin Chung; Stephen Siu Chung Chim; Theresa Ka Wa Cheung; Vincent Wai Sun Wong; Henry Lik Yuen Chan
- Book ID
- 113438758
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 206
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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CAH based on established criteria (7) and evidence of liver disease for greater than 6 months, were included in this study. Age, sex, drug history, alcohol intake and predisposing factors to HBV infection were recorded.
Plasma samples from 89 asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive volunteer blood donors were titrated for HBsAg by radioimmunoassay using the parallel line method. HBsAg titers ranged widely from 0.01 to 325 pg/ ml. The titers correlated well with hepatitis B viral DNA (HBV DNA) and