High hepatitis B virus seroprevalence in pregnant women coming from middle and high-endemicity countries: An unresolved issue

In a recent issue of Digestive and Liver Disease, Lembo et al. [1] presented an interesting survey on hepatitis B and hepatitis C prevalence in pregnancy in Southern Italy. Regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV), analyzing a cohort of 7,558 pregnant women, a prevalence of 0.5% was reported. Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) seroprevalence was significantly higher among the 569 foreigners compared to the 5,559 Italian women (3% vs. 0.2%, p  
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research