| Literature DB >> 8027321 |
W G Quint1, W P Fetter, H C van Os, R A Heijtink.
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During in vitro fertilization, 22 human embryos were exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) in contaminated human serum present in the culture medium. All mothers experienced hepatitis B during the first trimester of pregnancy, and two had hepatitis B surface antigen and HBV DNA, as determined by PCR, at the time of delivery. No HBV DNA was found in serum or lymphocytes from the exposed 22 infants. HBV DNA was also absent from one infant at autopsy.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8027321 PMCID: PMC267195 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.4.1099-1100.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948