Hepatitis B and Pregnancy: Virologic and Immunologic Characteristics
Shivali S. Joshi, Carla S. Coffin – 2 January 2020 – The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important human pathogen. Unvaccinated infants infected through mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) are at >95% risk of developing serum hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB).