Risk of hepatitis B transmission after amniocentesis in chronic hepatitis B carriers.
OBJECTIVE: To measure the risk of perinatal transmission of HBV in chronic carriers who undergo amniocentesis. METHODS: This was a prospective, longitudinal study from 1990 to 1995 of women who were HBV carriers and underwent amniocentesis. The infants of these women were followed from birth to one...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784765/ |