Epidemiologic Study of Hepatitis B in Pregnant Korean Women

Epidemiologic Study of Hepatitis B in Pregnant Korean Women

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant women in Mexico.

OBJECTIVE To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant women from several regions of Mexico, as well as the risk factors associated with its occurrence. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and August 2000. It included 9,992 pregnant women attending the health services of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro So...

Epidemiologic Pattern of Vaginal Colonization by Group B Streptococcus in Pregnant Women in Hamadan, Central West of Iran

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of serious neonatal infections. Although great progress has been made in preventing prenatal GBS, its colonization rate in different regions ofIran remains unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the colonization rate of GBS in pregnant women in Hamadan city, Central west of Iran. A group of 544 pregnant women were randomly selected a...

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women in southern Turkey.

The aim of the present cross sectional seroprevalence study was to determine the frequency of HBV carriers in pregnant women registered at the Gaziantep Maternity Hospital, Turkey. The records of a total of 11,840 pregnant women were examined retrospectively. HBsAg was detected in 252 (2.1%) of 11,840 women. The prevalence of HBV infection in pregnant women in the southern region of Turkey is a...

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Rafsanjan City, Iran, 2003