title: [Hepatitis B infection of the newborn by its symptom-free mother].
abstract: A routine screening of the serum of pregnant women for the HBs antigen in the Aachn area revealed a frequency of 1,73% symptom free carrier mothers. This proportion is three times higher as the frequency of the HBs antigen in the normal population. The risk of a vertical transmission in children born to HBs antigen positive mothers is discussed as well as extended immunological diagnosis and prophylactic use of hyperimmunglobulin.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000151:congenital* / Q000635:transmission; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Hepatitis-B-Infektion des Neugeborenen durch seine scheinbar gesunde Mutter.