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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1977-3-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
The relationship of e antigen (eAg) and its antibody (anti-e) to vertical transmission of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) from chronic asymptomatic HBsAg carrier women to their children was investigated in Taiwan. Sera from 20 of the 62 women studied were positive for eAg (32%); serum from only one woman was positive for anti-e (2%). A total of 85% of the babies born to eAg positive mothers became HBsAg carriers, while only 31% of the babies became carriers when the mother was eAg negative. Maternal e antigenemia correlated with a high HBsAg titer, and both parameters were equally good predictors of vertical transmission.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9262
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
105
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
94-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Aspartate Aminotransferases,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Carrier State,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Hepatitis B Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:835566-Taiwan
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pubmed:year |
1977
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The e antigen and vertical transmission of hepatitis B surface antigen.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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