Risks for obstetricians - a review of the current issues and literature

Ablett, J C; Smith, J. R.

doi:10.1080/01443610020001369

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

2000

DOI: 10.1080/01443610020001369

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Risks for obstetricians - a review of the current issues and literature

J C Ablett

J. R. Smith²

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Maternal and neonatal seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Benin City, Nigeria

Onakewhor

Offor²,

Fe³

2001

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The seroprevalence of maternal and neonatal hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was determined prospectively through unlinked anonymous testing of volunteers at delivery at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. Six hundred and forty (320 mother-cord blood pairs) samples were assayed for HBsAg using hepatitis B latex test kit (Biotech Laboratory Ltd, UK). Repeatedly reactive samples were confirmed by the use of ELISA kit (Wellcome Laboratory, UK). None of these women had had a blood transfusion or hepatitis B vaccination in the past, and none was an intravenous drug abuser. The maternal seroprevalence was 2.19%. This means one of every 45 pregnant women was a carrier of the antigen. The neonatal seroprevalence and the vertical transmission rate were 0.96% and 42.86%, respectively. The endemicity of this occasionally fatal disease is thus being propagated. We advocate universal free screening and immunisation of our pregnant women and their infants as part of the antenatal and childhood immunization programmes. Healthcare providers should be vaccinated routinely.

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Maternal and neonatal seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Benin City, Nigeria

Onakewhor

Offor²,

Fe³

2001

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Risks for obstetricians - a review of the current issues and literature

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Maternal and neonatal seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Benin City, Nigeria

Maternal and neonatal seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Benin City, Nigeria

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