Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children with chronic hepatitis B

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2005; 11(3): 418-420
Published online Jan 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.418

Table 3 Some risk factors in the cases.

Risk factors	n	%
Only mother HBsAg positive	92	30.5
Both parents HBsAg positive	23	7.6
Only father HBsAg positive	47	15.5
Only other siblings HBsAg positive	33	10.9
Mother and/or father antiHBs positive	95	31.4
Chronic disease	26	8.6
Surgical intervention	29	9.6
Dental manipulaton	11	3.6
Blood transfusion	4	1.3
No risk factors identified	22	7.3

Citation: Doganci T, Uysal G, Kir T, Bakirtas A, Kuyucu N, Doganci L. Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children with chronic hepatitis B. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(3): 418-420
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i3/418.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.418

Doganci T, Uysal G, Kir T, Bakirtas A, Kuyucu N, Doganci L. Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children with chronic hepatitis B. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(3): 418-420 [PMID: 15637758 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.418]

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