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Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among pregnant women in a low‐risk population
Author(s) -
Erdem M.,
Sahin I.,
Erdem A.,
Gürsoy R.,
Yildiz A.,
Güner H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(94)90065-5
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , obstetrics , population , hepatitis b , pregnancy , hepatitis b virus , medical record , pediatrics , gynecology , immunology , environmental health , virus , biology , genetics
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B carriers among our lowrisk obstetric population and to determine the need for routine screening. METHODS: A group of 1224 pregnant women, admitted to Gazi University Medical Center, were screened for HBsAg using an enzyme‐immunoassay technique, and the obstetrical care records were reviewed. RESULTS: Fifty‐three patients were seropositive with a prevalence of 4.33% for HBV chronic carrier status in our obstetric population. CONCLUSIONS: Routine HBsAg screening is advisable in our antenatal population.