title: [Vertical transmission of hepatitis. 3 years' follow-up].
abstract: An infant with an acute hepatitis B infection developed the chronic aggressive form of the disease. The immunoserologic findings in the child and his mother suggest a vertical hepatitis B virus transmission. The mother was found to be an asymptomatic HBs-Ag carrier but HBe-Ag negative. The importance of a screening program for HBs-Ag in pregnant women is discussed. It is suggested that newborns at risk should get passive-active immunisation post partum as early as possible.
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Vertikale Transmissions-Hepatitis. Dreijährige Verlaufsbeobachtung.