Open AccessHepatitis B virus sero-prevalence among pregnant females in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohammed Alrowaily,
Mostafa A. Abolfotouh,
Mazen S Ferwanah
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.39621
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , obstetrics , serology , pregnancy , vaccination , immunology , virus , antibody , biology , genetics
Since selective screening for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pregnant women has failed to identify a high proportion of HBV-infected mothers, pre-natal HBsAg testing of all pregnant women is now recommended. We aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant women at the ante-natal clinic of a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia and to identify the target group for postpartum immunization.