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Breastfeeding Is Not a Risk Factor for Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus

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  • Xiangru Chen
  • Jie Chen
  • Jian Wen
  • Chenyu Xu
  • Shu Zhang
  • Yi-Hua Zhou
  • Yali Hu

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Background: Many clinicians do not encourage breastfeeding in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers, since HBV DNA can be detected in breast milk and breast lesions may increase exposure of infants to HBV. The aim of this study was to determine whether breastfeeding may add risk for perinatal HBV transmission. Methodology/Principal Findings: Totally 546 children (1–7-year-old) of 544 HBV-infected mothers were investigated, with 397 breastfed and 149 formula-fed; 137 were born to HBeAg-positive mothers. All children had been vaccinated against hepatitis B but only 53.3% received hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG). The overall prevalence of HBsAg+, HBsAg−/anti-HBc+, and anti-HBs (≥10 mIU/ml) in children was 2.4%, 3.1%, and 71.6% respectively. The HBsAg prevalence in breast- and formula-fed children was 1.5% and 4.7% respectively (P = 0.063); the difference was likely due to the higher mothers' HBeAg-positive rate in formula-fed group (formula-fed 49.0% vs. breastfed 15.9%, P

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  • Xiangru Chen & Jie Chen & Jian Wen & Chenyu Xu & Shu Zhang & Yi-Hua Zhou & Yali Hu, 2013. "Breastfeeding Is Not a Risk Factor for Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-5, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0055303
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055303
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