Intermediate hepatitis B virus infection prevalence among 1622 pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso and implications for mother-to-child transmission

Intermediate hepatitis B virus infection prevalence among 1622 pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso and implications for mother-to-child transmission

Abstract In highly endemic countries for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, childhood infection, including mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), represents the primary transmission route. High maternal DNA level (viral load ≥ 200,000 IU/mL) is a significant factor for MTCT. We investigated the preval...

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Main Authors: Serge Ouoba, Ko Ko, Moussa Lingani, Shintaro Nagashima, Alice N. Guingané, E. Bunthen, Md Razeen Ashraf Hussain, Aya Sugiyama, Tomoyuki Akita, Masayuki Ohisa, Moussa Abdel Sanou, Ousmane Traore, Job Wilfried Nassa, Maimouna Sanou, Kazuaki Takahashi, Halidou Tinto, Junko Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32766-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32766-3

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