Maternal hepatitis B screening at a private hospital.
A prospective study was performed to determine whether the Centers for Disease Control risk factors are reliable predictors of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier state in the obstetric population at a large private hospital in Cincinnati. During the 12-month study period, 5,877 patients delivered at the hospital. The patients were screened for HBsAg either prenatally or on presentation in labor. Questionnaires were administered after arrival at the hospital to assess for historical risk factors. An overall 0.0925% incidence of HBsAg seropositivity was discovered. All patients who were HBsAg positive had identifiable risk factors.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2489.
Evertson
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Helmchen
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens