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Guideline No. 409: intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing in women with chronic viral infections

J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (12), 2020
This revised guideline provides updated information for the care of women with chronic viral infections who require intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing. Women with chronic viral infections who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Non-invasive screening tests for diagnosis: maternal serum placental ana...

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: guidelines on antiviral prophylaxis in pregnancy

WHO estimates that in 2015, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, and that 900 000 had died from HBV infection, mostly as a result of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Most HBV-associated deaths among adults are secondary to infections acquired at b...

Recommendations for screening, monitoring, prevention, prophylaxis and therapy of hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients with haematologic malignancies and patients who underwent haematologic stem cell transplantation-a position paper

Clin. microbiol. infect; 23 (12), 2017
SCOPE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection reactivation is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with haematologic malignancy and/or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, information on this issue is limited. The scope of this position paper is to provide recommendati...

WHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing

Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to receive th...