Breastfeeding is not a risk factor for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus.

Breastfeeding is not a risk factor for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus.

BACKGROUND: Many clinicians do not encourage breastfeeding in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers, since HBV DNA can be detected in breast milk and breast lesions may increase exposure of infants to HBV. The aim of this study was to determine whether breastfeeding may add risk for perinatal HBV transmi...

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Main Authors: Xiangru Chen, Jie Chen, Jian Wen, Chenyu Xu, Shu Zhang, Yi-Hua Zhou, Yali Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3557270?pdf=render

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