ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2017
A Review of Antiviral Use for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women.
Article in Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safety and efficacy of major antiviral and immune therapies in pregnancy for maternal viral infections: evidence synthesis of maternal and neonatal outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Factors influencing breastfeeding failure in mothers with hepatitis B infection: a qualitative study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains high even with the proper use of active-passive immunoprophylaxis in newborns. Mothers with significant viremia are at a much higher risk of MTCT; therefore, treatments aimed at lowering HBV DNA levels during pregnancy may ultimately decrease global disease burden. The exact threshold for treatment remains controversial; however, most studies have accepted levels greater than 2 × 5 log
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