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Newborns And Hepatitis
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Ask the Experts
newborn and hep cwhat is/ are the preventive measures to use on a newborn born to a hep c positive mother ...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
Hepatitis C is only transmitted about 5 percent of the time to the newborn. This is very different than hepatitis B which is transmitted about 90 percent of the time.Hepatitis C antibody is measured in the newborn at about 18 months. If it is...
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NEWBORNS TESTS FOR HCVDear Experts, My wife has tested pos for the anti body test once and neg several times for the... Read more »Acute Hepatitis BIs there a great chance for the infection to get rid off? My girlfriend was tested positive for... Read more »
Articles
Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis VirusIn recent years, a lot has been written about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people who also have HIV (co-infection). HCV is a significant problem for many people with HIV, but it isn't the only virus that can cause hepatitis (inflammation of... Read more »
Breastfeeding OK for Moms With Hepatitis B: StudyA new study shows that new mothers infected with the blood-borne hepatitis B virus (HBV) can safely breastfeed their babies, provided proper immunoprophylaxis methods are taken. Dr. Zhongjie Shi, of Philadelphia's Temple University, and colleagues... Read more »
China: Killer Inspires Drive Against Hepatitis BiasZhou Yichao, rejected for a public servant job in Jiaxing because he tested positive for hepatitis B, killed one official who denied his application and seriously wounded another. The plight of Zhou -- now on death row -- has inspired a national... Read more »
China Has 93 Million Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriers: MinistryIn a report released Monday, the Ministry of Health said about 93 million Chinese, 7.18 percent of the nation's population, have hepatitis B surface antigen. A protein antigen produced by the hepatitis B virus, HBsAg is the earliest sign of acute... Read more »
Connect With Others
Do all newborns in us get tested for Hiv?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Do they automatically test newborns for hiv in the us?
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TRANSMITTING HIV TO NEWBORN TWINS/NEED ADVISE?????
Posted by Jessie, 3 Replies
I recently had my husband come to me, upset, crying and concerned about his brothers two newborn twins and the fact that me and my husband are both HIV+. Apparently, the brother confronted my husband about being with the newborns and washing his...
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Periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y c
Posted by mariana, 1 Reply
hola quiero saber cuanto es el periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y de la hepatitis c con tecnicas de busqueda de anticuerpos no de adn, quiero saber cuandoes definitivo el examen de hepatitis b y c con la tecnica de anticuerpos.
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periodo ventana en coinfeccion hepatitis c??
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
por favor, ya no se que pensar. si alguien como yo a los 6 meses tiene una serologia negativa de vih y posituva de hepatitis c pero con arn hepatitis indetectable, no es segura la prueba del vih por uan posible coinfeccion? se alarga el periodo...
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