title: High prevalence of HBsAg during pregnancy in Asian communities at Cayenne Hospital, French Guiana.
abstract: We described hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among 2,347 pregnant women having delivered at the Cayenne hospital in 2007 according to ethnicity. With 11.0% HBsAg prevalence, Asian women (Hmong and Chinese) were the group with the highest risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) perinatal transmission compared with other ethnic groups.
authors.affiliation: Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne, French Guiana. aba.mahamat@ch-cayenne.fr
authors.forename: Aba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahamat
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Louvel
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Magalie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demar
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nacher
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Djossou
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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