Open AccessEfficacy and safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in pregnancy for the prevention of vertical transmission of HBV infection
Author(s) -
Mustafa Kemal Çelen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9377
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b immune globulin , hepatitis b virus , pregnancy , hepatitis b , gestational age , adverse effect , hbsag , transmission (telecommunications) , gestation , viral load , obstetrics , gastroenterology , immunology , virus , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
To evaluate the effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use during late pregnancy to reduce hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in highly viremic mothers.