Asian Pacific association for the study of liver (APASL) guidelines: hepatitis B virus in pregnancy

• Published in: Hepatology international Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 211 - 253
• Main Authors: Kumar, Manoj, Abbas, Zaigham, Azami, Milad, Belopolskaya, Maria, Dokmeci, A. K., Ghazinyan, Hasmik, Jia, Jidong, Jindal, Ankur, Lee, Han Chu, Lei, Wei, Lim, Seng Gee, Liu, Chun-Jen, Li, Qiang, Al Mahtab, Mamun, Muljono, David H., Niriella, Madunil Anuk, Omata, Masao, Payawal, Diana A., Sarin, Shiv K., Ségéral, Olivier, Tanwandee, Tawesak, Trehanpati, Nirupma, Visvanathan, Kumar, Yang, Jin Mo, Yuen, Man‑Fung, Zheng, Yingjie, Zhou, Y. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.04.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Colorectal Surgery; Female; Fetuses; Guidelines; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - drug therapy; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B e Antigens; Hepatitis B virus - genetics; Hepatitis B, Chronic - diagnosis; Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy; Hepatitis B, Chronic - epidemiology; Hepatology; Humans; Infections; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Perinatal exposure; Pregnancy; Public health; Surgery; Viruses; Asia; Pregnancy; Acute Hepatitis B; Chronic Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection still remains a major public health issue in the Asia–Pacific region. Most of the burden of HBV-related disease results from infections acquired in infancy through perinatal or early childhood exposure to HBV in Asia–Pacific. Hepatitis B during pregnancy presents un...