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Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women an updated systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Overall rates of perinatal transmission were very low (25 of 3,353 of infants tested [0.75%]). More than 97 percent of case-managed infants received HBV vaccination and hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 hours of birth. No studies were identified for KQ 4 to assess potential harms of case managem...

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Main Authors: Henderson, Jillian T., Webber, Elizabeth M. (Author), Bean, Sarah (Author)
Corporate Authors: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (Center for Health Research (Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program. Northwest Region))
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) July 2019, 2019
Series:Evidence synthesis
Subjects:
Hepatitis B / Prevention & Control
United States
Mass Screening
Maternal-fetal Exchange
Pregnant Women
Hepatitis B / Diagnosis
Online Access:
Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references

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