| The Significance of Routine Screening of Asymptomatic Antepartum Women for Hbs Antigrenemia. |
| 산전관리시 B형간염 표식자 항원 검사의 중요성 |
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신동학; 윤성도 |
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The prevalence of Hbs antigenemia among 917 parturients screened in antenatal check at Keimyung Univ. Dong San Medical Center Taegu; Korea was 6.1%.
Identifiable risk factors could not be found for over 82% of asymptomatic hepatis B surface antigen positive women.
The presence of Hbe Ag seemed related to HBV vertical transmission & infectivity. Considering cost effectiveness & significant risk of perinatal transmission; comprehensive antepartum Hbs Ag screening is recommanded & more over immune prophylaxis is also mandatory to eradicate the future hepatitis B transmission among populations.
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