Epidemiology of HBV in Pregnant Women, South West Nigeria

• Egile Nagusiak: Glory Atilola (Egilea), Obadara Tomisin (Egilea), Mayowa Randle (Egilea), Komolafe O. Isaac (Egilea), Gbenga Odutolu (Egilea), Josephine Olomu (Egilea), Laide Adenuga (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Springer, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, maternal complications, and neonatal deaths in subSaharan Africa. Pregnant women serve as a major reservoir for the persistence and ongoing transmission of hepatitis B virus and HIV in a generalized heterosexual epidemic. The aim...