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 written by : Mohammad Al, M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S, F.R.C.S (1) , M Anisur Rahman M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S (2) , Henry Njuguna, MB. ChB. MPH (3), Salimur Rahman M.B.B.S , F.C.P.S, F.R.C.P (4) , Rabiul Hossain, M.B.B.S., M.C.P.S., F.C.P.S., F.R.C.P. (5), Abu Sayeed, M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S., M.D. (6), Faruque Ahmed, M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S., M.D., F.R.C.P. (7), Shahinul Alam, M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S., M.D. (4), Golam Azam, M.B.B.S , M.D(2) , Syed Alamgir Safwath, M.B.B.S., M.C.P.S., M.D(7) and Mahabubul Alam, M.B.B.S., M.D(4)
post in :Clinical Liver Desease, Vol 19, No. 1, Januari 2022 From the (1)National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; (2)Department Of Gastro intestinal Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders (GHPD), BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; (3)Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA; (4)Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh; (5)Department of Gastroenterology Lab Aid Specialized Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; (6)Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh; (7)Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Russel National Gastro Liver Institute & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and (8)Department of Gastroenterology, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Potential conflict of interest: nothing to report. Received September 30, 2021; accepted December 1, 2021. |
The hepatitis B virus can cause an acute (lasting less than 6 months) or chronic (lifetime) infection. Chronic infection occurs in 90% of infants infected through mother-to-child transmission at birth; and about 50% of children will develop a chronic infection if exposed to the virus between 1 and 5 years of age. Those infected as adults are much less likely (<5%) to develop a chronic infection. Left untreated, hepatitis B can progress to cirrhosis and other serious liver diseases like liver cancer. This blog will talk about mother-to-child (perinatal) transmission and commonly asked questions about perinatal transmission. 
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of a Hepatitis B Vaccine with a Novel Adjuvant
