All issues > Volume 17(10); 1974

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(10):655-658. Published online October 31, 1974.

Epidemiologic follow up determination for the occurrence of Hepatitis B virus antigen in 192 mother-infant pairs

Hak Hae Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Determination of hepatitis associated antigen to study the possible transmission of SH antigen from pregnant women to their newborn infant. None of the 7 children born by HAA carrier mother showed HAA in cord blood. These results indicated the HAA can not be transmitted across the placenta barrier. But one of the 7 children born by HAA carrier mother became HAA positive in the 2 months of life. It is suggested that possibility of transmission of HAA from mother to newborn infant by paranatal contamination.

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