Low prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis roll out

By sjmartinez • September 1, 2022

Joseph Davey D, Hsiao NY, Wendy Spearman C, Sonderup M, Hu NC, Mashele N, Mvududu R, Myer L. Low prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis roll out. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 1;22(1):719. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07697-5. PMID: 36050648; PMCID: PMC9438249.

Tags: hepatitis B, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Pregnant, Publications

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