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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2010; 16(40): 5042-5046
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5042

Table 1 Safety of breastfeeding in case of chronic hepatitis B virus infection of mothers

Author	No. of infants	Population	Prophylaxis	Infected or failed seroconversion to antiHBs		P
Author	No. of infants	Population	Prophylaxis	BF (%)	FF (%)
Beasley et al[56]	147	USA, Taiwan (China)	No	53	60	P	NS
Tseng et al[57]	170	Hong Kong (China)	HBIG + Vx	7	6	NS
de Martino et al[58]	85	Italy	Vx	4.6	3.2	NS
Hill et al[59]	369	USA	HBIG + Vx	0	3	0.06

BF: Breastfeeding; FF: Formula feeding; HBIG: Hepatitis B immune globulin; NS: Nonsignificant.

Citation: Petrova M, Kamburov V. Breastfeeding and chronic HBV infection: Clinical and social implications. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(40): 5042-5046
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i40/5042.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5042