| Autor: |
Marilyn J. Darby, Sheila Ronkin, Ronald J. Wapner, Neil S. Silverman |
| Rok vydání: |
1991 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JAMA. 266:2852 |
| ISSN: |
0098-7484 |
| DOI: |
10.1001/jama.1991.03470200064036 |
| Popis: |
Study Objective. —To evaluate the risk and associated cofactors for hepatitis B infection in inner-city pregnant women not registered for prenatal care. Design. —Fifteen-month survey of 208 patients not registered for prenatal care, compared with 1555 women registered for prenatal care during the same period. Setting. —An urban university hospital prenatal clinic and labor unit. Results. —Unregistered patients had a significantly higher rate of hepatitis B surface antigen positivity than patients who had registered with the clinic (6.7% vs 0.8%; P Conclusions. —Among inner-city pregnant women not registered for prenatal care, a positive result of urine drug screening is a rapidly available marker for increased risk of hepatitis B surface antigen positivity. Infants born to unregistered women with positive results of urine drug screening before maternal hepatitis B surface antigen results are available may warrant empiric initiation of hepatitis B virus—specific prophylaxis. ( JAMA . 1991;266:2852-2855) |
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