Open AccessChronic hepatitis B in pregnant women: is hepatitis B surface antigen quantification useful for viral load prediction?
Author(s) -
Masita Fujiko,
Maisuri T. Chalid,
Turyadi Turyadi,
Susan Irawati Ie,
Maghfira,
Syafri,
Ridha Wahyuni,
Martono Roni,
Ilhamjaya Patellongi,
Muhammad Nasrum Massi,
David Handojo Muljono
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.002
Subject(s) - viral load , chronic hepatitis , virology , medicine , hepatitis b , viral hepatitis , immunology , antigen , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus
New cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continue to occur worldwide. Most of these are due to mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), with maternal viraemia as the most important contributing factor. The hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level, which correlates positively with viral load, has been used for treatment monitoring in chronic hepatitis B. This study evaluated the usefulness of quantitative HBsAg for viral load prediction in HBsAg-positive pregnant women.
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