Hepatitis B Virus

New Hepatitis B Virus Research Has Been Reported by Investigators at University of Rochester

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 1st, 2012

2012 MAR 1 -- "Limited data are available on hepatitis rates during pregnancy by socio-demographic characteristics. This study examined temporal trends in hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfections and HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV co-infections in subpopulations among pregnant women in Florida between 1998 and 2007," investigators in Rochester, New York report.

"We analyzed all Florida live births from 1998 to 2007 using hospital discharge data linked to birth records. The total sample size was 1,700,734 singleton live births. The prevalance of HBV in pregnancy rose from 65.4 per 100,000 births to 123.5 per 100,000 births (p < 0.0001 for...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2012-03-01)

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