[Vertical transmission of hepatitis B (new personal case in a newborn infant)].
A case of acute B hepatitis in a male 3 month-old baby born to an asymptomatic-HBsAg-carrier mother is reported. There is a good evidence to support the hypothesis of a vertical transmission at delivery. In fact the mother failed to exhibit any reactivity for e/anti-e system and resulted DNA-polymerase negative.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D002353:Carrier State; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013997:Time Factors
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Trasmissione verticale dell'epatite B. (Nuova osservazione personale in lattante).