Good day! I have 16 weeks of pregnancy. According to the analysis of blood I found: HB Surface Ag positive and HB Core Ab positive. What is the probability of infection of the child in utero and at birth? As far as I likely changes in the liver and help in the future if some kind of treatment to completely eradicate the virus?

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal chance to infect the unborn child is high enough, so to prevent it from becoming infected in the first 12 hours after the birth of a child should be vaccinated and immunoglobulin-In regard to your treatment will be possible to speak only after permission of pregnancy similar question: ... my first pregnancy for 18 weeks, passed the analysis on the Australian antigen - the result is positive. Doctor - internist ...