Low risk of mother to infant transmission of hepatitis B virus in Guipúzcoa (Basque country, northern Spain).
The prevalence of HBsAg carriers in 18,196 pregnant women (64% of women who gave birth in Guipúzcoa in 1986-1991) was 0.61% (0.43% for the last two years of the study). Three of the carriers were also HBeAg/HBV-DNA positive and two were anti-HDV positive. Anti-HBc prevalence was 6.5% in 602 20-40 year old women and 1.6% in 428 girls 10-11 years old (0.47% of gypsy ethnic subjects are not included).
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Microbiology Department, Hospital NS Aranzazu, San Sebastián, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens