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Table 3 HBV serologic markers in 137 children of HBeAg-positive mothers who delivered their babies by ECS and VD a

From: Effect of elective cesarean section on the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

Serologic marker

ECS (n = 68)

VD (n = 69)

p

HBsAg+, n (%)

7 (10.3)

6 (8.7)

0.750

Anti-HBc+/HBsAg–, n (%)

4 (5.9)

9 (13.0)

0.153

Anti-HBs ≥10 mIU/ml, n (%)

55 (80.9)

52 (75.4)

0.408

  1. a The mothers in ECS and VD groups had comparable HBV DNA levels (2.38 × 106 vs. 2.35 × 106 IU/ml, p = 0.586).