Abstract

(Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2018;378:911–923) (Pregnant women with an elevated viral load (>200,000 IU/mL) of hepatitis B virus (HBV), or with a positive Hg e antigen (HBeAg) status, have a risk of transmitting infection to their infants, despite the infants' receiving hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG). Antiviral agents that inhibit HBV replication, such as lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), and telbivudine, when administered to pregnant women with a high HBV viral load, may reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission.

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