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Prevention Of Perinatal Transmission Of Hepatitis B Virus: The Sensitivity, Specificity, And Predictive Value Of The Recommended Screening Questions To Detect High-Risk Women In An Obstetric Population, G. Mcquillan, T. Townsend, C. Johannes, T. Dillard, R. Molteni, P. Ness, Jennifer Niebyl
Prevention Of Perinatal Transmission Of Hepatitis B Virus: The Sensitivity, Specificity, And Predictive Value Of The Recommended Screening Questions To Detect High-Risk Women In An Obstetric Population, G. Mcquillan, T. Townsend, C. Johannes, T. Dillard, R. Molteni, P. Ness, Jennifer Niebyl
Jennifer R Niebyl
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all pregnant women be questioned concerning risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection and that those giving positive responses be serotested. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of those recommended questions among 692 parturient women were determined. A total of 59 currently or previously infected women (hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs), or antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) seropositive) were compared with the 633 seronegative women. Among nonwhite women, the sensitivity of a positive response to any one of the recommended questions was 60%. …
Folate, Zinc, And Vitamin B-12 Intake During Pregnancy And Postpartum, M. Berg, D. Van Dyke, C. Chenard, Jennifer Niebyl, S. Hirankarn, A. Bendich, P. Stumbo
Folate, Zinc, And Vitamin B-12 Intake During Pregnancy And Postpartum, M. Berg, D. Van Dyke, C. Chenard, Jennifer Niebyl, S. Hirankarn, A. Bendich, P. Stumbo
Jennifer R Niebyl
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