Prevention of Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in an Obstetric/Infant Population

Paul J Parker; Theresa W Gyorkos; Joseph S Dylewski; Arvind K Joshi; Elaine D Franco

doi:10.1155/1993/986932

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 1993)

Prevention of Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in an Obstetric/Infant Population

Paul J Parker,
Theresa W Gyorkos,
Joseph S Dylewski,
Arvind K Joshi,
Elaine D Franco

Affiliations

Paul J Parker: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital, Canada
Theresa W Gyorkos: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital, Canada
Joseph S Dylewski: Infectious Disease and Microbiology, St Mary’s Hospital, Canada
Arvind K Joshi: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary’s Hospital, Canada
Elaine D Franco: Research Unit, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/1993/986932
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 5
pp. 288 – 291

Abstract

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Study Design: This retrospective study reviewed the screening practice and seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among all mothers with live births at a teaching hospital in Montreal between November 1, 1990 and April 30, 1991.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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