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Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus.

Gray Davis, L., Weber, DavidJ., Lemon, StanleyM.·1989·The Lancet
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)92876-6
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Meta-analysis of seroprevalence surveys shows that horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus (ie, that occurring without apparent parenteral, sexual, or perinatal exposure) is common in areas endemic for the virus. It occurs especially in pre-adolescent children. In developed countries, where endemicity of hepatitis B virus is low, horizontal transmission (probably via saliva or open wounds) may occur in households with a persistent carrier, but it is less efficient a means of infection than is sexual or perinatal transmission. Horizontal transmission also seems possible in pre-school day-care centres in developed countries, despite the small numbers of carriers in such places.

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  • Studies have demonstrated other modes of HBV transmission, including premastication and lapses in health care infection control procedures, as less common sources of transmission.

    “In addition, studies have demonstrated other modes of HBV transmission, including premastication and lapses in health care infection control procedures, as less common sources of transmission (1314–1317).”

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Authors
Gray Davis, L., Weber, D., & Lemon, S.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1989-04
Volume
333
Issue
8643
Pages
889-893
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(89)92876-6
OpenAlex
W1971902359
Cited by
208
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 15
FWCI
8.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hl037974-05)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL-37974)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infection Control in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
Keywords
hepatitis B virus, horizontal transmission, household transmission, daycare centers, preadolescents, seroprevalence, saliva transmission, endemicity, sexual transmission, perinatal transmission
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Carrier State, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral, Family Health, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B Antibodies, Hepatitis B e Antigens, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis, Chronic, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Saliva, Schools, Virus Replication, Global Health, Meta-Analysis as Topic

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