title: Hepatitis B virus DNA in cervicovaginal cells.
abstract: Hepatitis B virus DNA sequences were detected in seven (12.1%) of 58 cervicovaginal cell specimens that were obtained from pregnant women by polymerase DNA amplification assay. The presence of hepatitis B virus DNA in these cells raises the possibility that infected cervicovaginal cells may be a source through which hepatitis B virus can be transmitted from infected mothers to their newborns and between heterosexual partners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Chang Gung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Pao
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral