title: Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant Turkish women and their families.
abstract: A total of 5,366 pregnant Turkish women were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 225 (4.2%) of them were found to be positive. Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) was detected in 6.2% of HBsAg-positive pregnant women. the overall prevalence of HBsAg and antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs) among the spouses, previous children, mothers and first degree relatives of the HBsAg-positive pregnant women was 56%, 49%, 79% and 74% respectively. The prevalence of HBsAg is thus high in pregnant Turkish women with familial clustering of hepatitis B virus infection.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Bakirköy Maternity and Children's Hospital, Social Insurance Foundation, Bakirköy, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Kuru
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Turan
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Kuru
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Saglam
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Ceylan
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nurluoglu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Agacfidan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens