title: [The possibility of the vertical intrapartum transmission of the HIV and HB viruses].
abstract: A study was performed on 756 serum samples collected from the umbilical cord of newborn infants. HBV markers were found in 4.63% of the tested subjects. Of these samples, 291 were tested for the HIV markers and 0.34% were found positive (versus 0 in the controls, most of them men from the same region). Results confirmed the possibility of vertical transmission of both viruses, HBV and HIV, in Romania.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'hygiène et santé publiques, Bucarest, Roumanie.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Calomfirescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mihăescu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dinică
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000276:immunology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012383:Romania
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Recherches sur la possibilité de transmission verticale intrapartum des virus HIV et HB.