title: Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B from a father to two brothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Ikoma General Hospital, 2-20 Yamazaki-shinmachi, 630-0255 Ikoma-City, Nara, Japan. tatsuosm@kcn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamitsuji
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005220:Fathers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012698:Serologic Tests; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D004176:Dipyridamole