Hepatitis B virus DNA in cervicovaginal cells.
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus DNA sequences were detected in seven (12.1%) of 58 cervicovaginal cell specimens that were obtained from pregnant women by polymerase DNA amplification assay. The presence of hepatitis B virus DNA in these cells raises the possibility that infected cervicovaginal cells may be a source through which hepatitis B virus can be transmitted from infected mothers to their newborns and between heterosexual partners.
Medical subject headings
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Hepatitis B virus
- Vagina